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STEUBENVILLE 

PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 



BEIITG A. 



HISTORY OF THE PROGRESS 



PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF INDEPENDENT DISTRICT, No. 5 



, 1.1V. v, 



THE CITY OF 



STEUBENVILLE, OHIO, 

From 1838 to 1889. 
COMPILED BY DAVISON FILSON, ESQ. 

^VOFCOAG^ 

STEUBENVILLE. OHIO : 

SPRAUCE & CARNAHAN, PRINTERS AND BOOK BINDERS. 
1892. 






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PREFACE. 



The object of this sketch is to hand down to genera- 
tions yet to come, a history of the managing of the 
Public Schools ; the manner in which they have been 
carried forward; the customs and rules of the different 
Boards of Education ; the trials and difficulties under 
which the Boards labored in getting sufficient room 
and means for the education of the youth of the city. 



History of the Public Schools of Steubenville, 
Ohio, District No. 5. 



The following' is the earliest account on record, so 
far as is known, of the schools of Steubenville : 

In the winter of 1816-17 there were two schools in 
Steubenville of the same order as our common schools, 
maintained b\ private subscription, as all schools then 
were, at $2.50 a scholar per quarter. 

One of these schools (at which 1 was a pupil) was 
taught by Rev. James B. Finley, and continued until it 
was overshadowed by the well known school of Rev. 
Dr. C. C. Beatty. — Extract from a letter of Wm. C. How- 
ells to Howe's History of Ohio. 

The first step taken toward introducing the Public 
School system in Steubenville was taken in 1838. 

Dr. C. C. Beatty, Dr. John Andrews and James 
Means constituted the first Board of Education. 

The first meeting of the Board was held Oct. 1st, 
18-38. Dr. John Andrews Chairman. 

The following resolution was passed: 

That a meeting of the qualified voters of the school 
district of the town of Steubenville be held at the 
Court House, for the purpose of proposing to raise a 
tax to build a school house or school houses in said dis- 
trict. 

That the Rev. C. C. Beatty be a committee to draw 
up and submit to said meeting a suitable plan of a 
school house, with an estimate of its probable cost. 



Accordingly a meeting was held November 3rd at 
which Judge Leavitt presided. Dr. Andrews presented 
the following preamble and resolutions, which were 
adopted : 

Whereas, This meeting is now convened in pursu- 
ance of a call by the School Directors of this School 
District, its object having been stated to be to levy a 
tax tor the purchase of one or more lots of ground, and 
for the erection of one or more school houses thereon; 
and whereas, this meeting, entertaining a deep sense of 
the great importance of a well regulated and properly 
conducted system of common schools, whether viewed 
in their operation upon individual character, or as 
effecting the welfare of society and the peace, prosper- 
ity and ultimate destiny of our country; and whereas, 
in the opinion of this meeting, the first step necessary 
to elevate the character and secure the success of com- 
mon schools, is to provide suitable grounds and commo- 
dious and attractive buildings for their accommoda- 
tion. 

Resolved, That for the purchase of two suitable lots 
of ground, the one north and the other south of 
Market street, and for the erection of two good houses 
thereon, this meeting do vote to levy a tax of six thou- 
sand dollars to be collected in three equal sums ou or 
before the first day of April 1839, 1840 and 1841. 

In accordance with the above resolution Dr. J. 
Andrews was authorized by the Board, on the 27th of 
November, 1838, to contract with James Gallagher for 
lot No. 413, in Ross' addition on North Fourth street, 
for $450.00; and James Means was authorized to con- 
tract with Alex. Wells for lot No. 11 and the adjoining 
half of lot No. 12 in Ross' addition on South Fourth 
street for the sum of $550.00. 

January 10th 1839 at a meeting of the Board Messrs. 



Andrews and Means reported that they had purchased 
the lots in accordance with the above instruction. 

It was there on motion of Dr. Andrews resolved that 
two brick school houses be erected as early in the 
Spring as practicable, each 40 by 50 feet. Dr. Beatty 
was requested to make out specifications for the build- 
ings. 

Proposals were asked for the erection of two Public 
School buildings of the following dimensions: 

Forty feet front by fifty feet back, beside the projec- 
tion of pilasters. Front wall nine (9) inches with 
pilasters fourteen inches, and from the top of the pilas- 
ters to be all fourteen inches, making a projection 
between the pilasters above brick architrave, but the 
cornice, &c, with belfrey above, of wood, with mould- 
ing as in the plat. Base and capitals of pilasters to be 
of cut stone to suit. Side vestibule walls nine inches 
thick, but other exterior walls fourteen inches thick, 
except the back wall, from the upper floor, which is 
nine inches, divided by nine inch brick partitions, and 
with doors and windows as in plat. Foundation two 
feet of stone extending three inches above ground, and 
on that, in front, a range of ashler corresponding with 
sills of doors, and plinth of pilasters. Stone sills to all 
the doors below, and all the windows, and heads of 
doors and windows, and the upper windows in front. 
Cornice at sides of brick. Belfrey with open windows 
on each side, and zinc top and floor inside of the open- 
ing. Floors of oak, quartered, jointed and grooved, 
with joints sixteen inches from center. Stairs in mid- 
dle vestibule with oak steps. Lower story 10J feet, 
and upper story 1H feet in the clear. Front door 
double hung, 10 feet high and 5 feet wide; other doors 
3 1 feet wide and 7 feet high, except the back door, 3 
feet wide and 6J feet high, all panelled. Windows 
single box frames, upper sash hung. Front, 30 lights 



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10x12 glass; others 24 lights, 10|, plain casing bead or 
edge. Wash boards 12 inches wide. All necessary 
hangings, locks, latches, weights, &c, to be found. To 
be plastered throughout, and wood work painted 
within and without, and, if anything is herein omitted 
to be mentioned necessary to finish the houses com- 
pletely and in suitable style, it shall be considered as 
included. 

The following proposals were received for building 
and finishing two school houses, agreeable to the fore- 
going specifications : 

David Cable proposed to complete the work for $4,668 

David Wilkin " " " " 4,600 

J. Doyle & Wm. Collins " " " " 4,580 

James O'Neal " " " " 4,190 

Wm. Thompson " " " " 4,000 

As Wm. Thompson's terms seem to be the most 
advantageous, it was on motion, resolved that they be 
acceded to, and that the Directors enter into contract 
with the said Wm. Thompson for the erection of the 
said school houses upon the terms proposed by him. 

Up to Oct. 12th, 1839, it seems that the voters of the 
borough of Steuben ville failed to elect directors, as 
provided in the 7th section of the. "Act for the sup- 
port and better regulation of common schools, and to 
create permanently the office of Superintendent, passed 
March 7th, 1838," therefore Adam J. Leslie, Township 
Superintendent of common schools for the Township of 
Steubenville, in accordance with the provision of the 
23rd section of said act, appointed John Andrews, 
James Means and Chas. C. Beatty Directors for the dis- 
trict, to serve until the next annual election. These 
directors were qualified according to law. At this 
meeting Dr. John Andrews and James Means were ap- 
pointed to contract immediately for fencing the 
grounds, building out houses, seating rooms, &c. It 



was also decided to open the south school building on 
Monday, the 11th day of November, 1839, and Judge 
Leavitt was chosen to deliver the address on the occa- 
sion. There was also notice given at this meeting that 
applications of teachers would be received up to 
November 4th. 

At a meeting of the Directors Nov. 4th, the Board 
determined to purchase the small brick school house 
from school district No. 7, in Steubenville Township, 
for the sum of $50.00 

The lot No. 412, that this school house stood on, 
was deeded by Jas. Ross to Brazillia Jewett, Joseph 
Dunlap and Thompson Hanna, the school directors of 
district No. 7. The amount stipulated in the deed was 
one dollar. When the districts were changed and the 
city took charge of its own schools this lot fell to the 
city, hence the purchase of the building from the town- 
ship. This lot is now occupied by the 4th ward school 
building. 

The compensation of teachers for the South school 
was fixed at the following rates, per month, school to 
begin the first Monday of December, 1839 : 

Principal in the male department, $35.00. 

Assistant " " $20.00. 

Primary " $15.00. 

The following teachers were elected: 
Principal in the male department, Tobias A. Plants. 
Assistant " " fm. C. Wilson. 

Principal in female " Miss E. McDonald. 

Primary • " Miss Martha Judkins. 

At this time the available funds for school purposes 
were $1,746.06, and on December 6th, 1839, the Board 
allowed the same compensation for the teachers of the 
North school as was allowed 'for the South, and the 



following persons were elected teachers for the North 
school building : 

Principal of the male department, John Taylor. 

Assistant " " Edward Woods. 

First female department, Miss Elizabeth Judkins. 

Primary " Miss Jane Dick. 

December 11th, 1839, the Board fixed the limit of 
pupils to 120 in the principal school, 60 in the female 
school, and 70 in the primary. 

January 11th, 1840, John Taylor was re-employed as 
principal teacher in the North school, wages to com- 
mence on the 23rd of December. At this meeting- 
Market street was fixed as the dividing line, and rules 
governing the schools, hours of meeting, length of 
term, &c, were adopted. 

It seems that by Feb. 15th, 1840, there were not 
accommodations for all the applicants, and the Board, 
at this time, passed an additional rule, "that if a pupil 
was absent two weeks without a good excuse, his place 
should be filled by other waiting applicants." 

Sept. 18th, 1840, a school meeting was held, and Dr. 
J. Andrews, in behalf of the Board, presented the fol- 
lowing report : 

"The undersigned having acted as School Directors 
for the school district embraced in the corporate limits 
of the town of Steuben ville, for the last two years, 
deem it due, both to those for whom they have acted, 
and to themselves, to submit to the meeting now assem- 
bled for the purpose of choosing their successors in 
office, a report of their doings, and of the principles by 
which they have been governed in the discharge of 
their official duties. We presume it is not too much 
to say that, whatever may be the present public opin- 
ion on the subject, until recently, free schools have 



proved, among us, to be almost useless so far as per- 
manent useful results are concerned. In investigating 
the cause of this important fact, the circumstance, 
which, among many others of minor importance, pre- 
sents itself to our mind as the most operative, is the 
fact that every free school had carried with it the 
belief or apprehension that it was regarded as a 'poor 
school;' a circumstance, which, in a free country like 
ours, where all stand upon a just equality, and where 
wealth gives to its possessors no precedence in public 
estimation, strikes at the root of any institution de- 
signed for the moral and intellectual improvement of 
the community. Our first object therefore, and, as we 
deem it, our first duty, was to remove this unfounded 
and injurious view of the intentions of free schools. 

We resolved, if the public would sustain us in the 
attempt, to make the free schools of Steubenville equal 
to any other schools of similar design in the place; to 
place them on such a footing of character, respect- 
ability and usefulness, that any one desirous of giving 
his children a common English education, would be 
anxious to have them educated at these schools. At 
this time the district owned but one lot, on which 
there was a very inconsiderable house. To us it 
seemed essential to the success of our plan to provide 
grounds and houses suited by their situation, size, com- 
fort and general attractive appearance, for the accom- 
modation of the schools; and we therefore resolved to 
submit the question to the qualified voters of the dis- 
trict, whether they should vote a sufficient tax to 
enable us to carry out our plans, and to abandon it in 
despair if not sustained in this appeal. 

The response was worthy of an enlightened, gener- 
ous people. ******* 

The total average daily attendance in the school has 
been 459. The branches taught in the various schools 



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embrace the letters, spelling, reading, writing, gram- 
mar, arithmetic and geography. The Eclectic Series 
has been adopted, as far as practicable, as the text books 
for the schools. The Bible is used as a reading book, 
as well from a conviction of its value as perhaps the 
purest specimen of the Anglo Saxon tongue, as also 
with a view to impress the mind of our youth with the 
only moral and religious principles which can make 
them useful citizens of an enlightened republic. Of 
the value of the instruction imparted, we leave every 
parent and guardian to judge for himself, but we deem 
it due to the teachers to say that we regard them all as 
well qualified, faithful in the discharge of their duties. 
No one can enter the rooms without being sensible of 
the order and quiet that are preserved, and that our free 
schools are no longer scenes of confusion, idleness 
and insubordination. This result is due to the exer- 
tions of the teachers, and deserves the public com- 
mendation. 

It is not to be supposed that the schools are the best 
that the district can have, but that they are as good as 
can be expected under the circumstances in which the 
district is placed, and that they may be regarded as the 
commencement of a new era in our free schools." 

(Signed.) John Andrews. 

James Means. 

Thus through the faithful labors of Dr. C. C. Beatt} T , 
Dr. J. Andrews and Mr. James Means a new era had 
indeed commenced. They had, in two years, placed 
the public school on a firm foundation, and even made 
a good beginning towards a system of graded schools. 

Sept. 18th, 1840, John K. Sutherland, N. Dike and 
John Andrews were elected directors and were duly 
qualified to serve for the year. 

On the 23rd of January, 1841, Mr. Wilson was 



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transferred from the South to the North school to 
receive $25.00 per month instead of $20.00 as hereto- 
fore. 

Mr. Taylor's pay was reduced from $35.00 to $30.00 
per month. 

Mr. Wood was transferred from the North to the 
South school as assistant teacher. 

April 20th, 1841, the following teachers were ap- 
pointed : 

i 'ompensation. 

Principal North school, Benj. L. Stone, $30.00 

Wm. C. Wilson, assistant N. S 25.00 

John Taylor, Principal S. S 30.00 

Edward Wood, assistant S. S 20.00 

At this meeting the Female High School was estab- 
lished. 

Miss Norton was appointed teacher of the Female 
High School, North, at $20.00 per month, and Miss 
Lucinda Cowles was chosen to teach the same depart- 
ment at the South school, at the same salary. 

Miss Jane Dick and Miss Elizabeth Judkins were 
appointed primary teachers at the North and South 
schools respectively, at $15.00 per month. 

In 1841 the average enrollment of pupils in the dis- 
trict was 544; the average number in attendance, 371; 
average number enrolled and not in attendance, 173. 

At this time there were in the town of Steubenville 
085 male, and 678 female children, between the age of 
4 and 21 years. Of this number it was supposed that 
at least 1000 were between the age of 4 and 10 years; 
of these less than 400 attend the Public Schools, and 
allowing 200 as the number attending private schools, 
it leaves at least 400 who attend no school whatever. 

Sept. 17th, 1841, the directors petitioned the Legisla- 
ture to authorize the directors of this district to limit 



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the school to children of not less than five years, but the 
petition was not granted. The branches taught were 
reading, writing, arithmetic, geography and English 
grammar. John K. Sutherland, Nathaniel Dike and 
Jas. Wilson were elected Directors. 

[There are no records from April 17th, 1841, to Sept. 
16th, 1842] 

According to the law, the directors in 1842 were 
elected for one, two, and three years. Heretofore they 
had been elected annually. The following persons 
were elected directors: 

C. C. Wolcott for 1 year. 

Samuel Page for 2 years. 

David Cable for 3 years. 

January 2d, 1843, John H. Taylor and Win. C. 
Wilson were employed to teach evening school at the 
rate of $10.00 per month each. 

On the 25th of Feb. the second story of the North 
school was divided by a partition running through 
the center to make more rooms, so as to better accom- 
modate the schools, and two more teachers were added. 

At a meeting of the Board April 6th, 1843, it 
chose A. J. Haile, Wm. C. Wilson, Anthony Middle- 
sworth and Jas. F. Snowden, male teachers at $25.00 
per month each, and as female teachers, Margaret P. 
McNeice, Mary Kiddoo, Mary Orr and Julia Swart- 
wout at $15.00 per month each. In addition to the 
above on the 29th of May, Gorham A. Page was added 
to the list of teachers at $20.00 per month, also Miss 
Eliza Kiddoo was employed as assistant at $11.50 per 
month. 

The amount expended for teachers for the year end- 
ing Oct. 17th, 1843, was $1151.75, and for evening 
schools, $50.00. 



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The following teachers were elected for 1844: 

North School, Wm. C. Wilson, Jas. F. Snowden, Mar- 
garet P. McNeice, Mary Orr, Margaret Allen. South 
school, Samuel Brown, Jeremiah Jones, Amelia Sou- 
thard, Emma Kells and Julia Ann Swartwout. 

For the government of the schools there were adopt- 
ed the following rules : 

The teachers are employed by the month, and shall 
hold their station during the pleasure of the directors, 
unless they see tit to leave, which they are at liberty to 
do at any time by giving two weeks' notice to the di- 
rectors. The holidays shall be every Saturday after- 
noon and the 4th of July. 

The hours of school shall be from 8 to 11 J a. m., and 
from If to 5 p. m. Five and a half days shall consti- 
tute a week, and tweuty-four days a month. 

To insure punctual attendance teachers are expected 
to require a writteu excuse from parents or guardians 
for all absentees. 

Teachers are to have the control and management of 
their respective schools, and shall at all times exercise 
a prudent, yet such firm discipline as will secure obedi- 
ence, and for gross disobedience a pupil shall be dis- 
missed from school, by and with the consent of the 
Directors. 

Teachers shall hold parents and guardians account- 
able for all damage done the school house or other 
property belonging to the district, by their children or 
wards; they shall also hold their pupils accountable 
for misconduct on the way to or from school, or during 
intermission. 

Teachers will be expected to attend at school rooms 
a reasonable time before the school opens, to prepare 
for, and receive the children, and to remain there a 



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reasonable time after it closes, to see that all have left 
peaceably for their homes. 

The attendance at school in 1844: 

Number males, 384 

" females 364 

In total 748 

Average daily attendance 484. 
Oct. 3d, 1844, the electors failed to elect directors. 
David Cable had resigned, and Samuel Page's time had 
expired. Township Clerk, Stephen W. Hill, appointed 
Samuel Page and "Win. McDonald as Directors, to hold 
their office until the next annual election. 

On April 5th, 1845, the following teachers were em- 
ployed : 

Principal male teacher, Jas. F. Snowden N. S. 

" " " Samuel Brown S. S. 

Wm. C. Wilson N. S. 

" " " Henry Swindler S. S. 

Assistant male teachers, John A. Page S. S. 

" " " Dennis B. Dorsey N. S. 

Principal female teacher Emma Kells S. S. 

" " " Eliza Kiddoo N. S. 

Assistant " " Julia A. Swartwout S. S. 

" " " Mary Orr N. S. 

" " " Margaret Allen N. S. 

" " " Isabella B. Butler.. S. S. 

The school opened April 14th with ten teachers, 
and ten Public Schools — five in the North building and 
five in the South. 

Number of pupils enrolled, 701 ; females 338. Aver- 
age daily attendance, 483. 

Nov. 1st, 1845, it was found that the school room 
was inadequate to accommodate all the children apply- 
ing for admission, and the directors rented the school 
house belonging to Mr. David Powell, on Fifth street. 



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J. R. Halstead and Miss Powell were appointed to take 
charge of the school. 

The directors for this year were Jas. Collier, W. B. 
Kerlin and David Moody. 

Sept. 18th, 1846. — The schools had run continuously 
through the year, employing ten teachers; four males 
at $25.00 per month, and six females at $13.00 per 
month. The two schools in Powell's school house 
were taught for six months, making twelve schools in 
good running order. 

The amount expended for this year to Sept. 18th, 
1846, was $2232.92. 

Henry Permar was duly elected a member of the 
Board in place of W. B. Kerlin whose time expired, 
but Mr. Permar failing to be qualified acceording to 
the provisions of the law, Stephen A. Hill, Township 
Clerk, appointed and qualified John S. Patterson to 
take the place of II. Permar, elect, until the next an- 
nual election. 

March, 1847, the following teachers were elected: 

NORTH SCHOOL HOUSE. 

James F. Snowden, Mrs. Mary Orr, 

John B. Priest. Mrs. Margaret Allen. 

Miss Isabella B. Butler. 

SOUTH SCHOOL HOUSE. 

Samuel Brown, Mrs. Julia A. Swartwout, 

Francis Turner. Miss Margaret C. Pay. 

Nancy L. Powell. 
Sept. 17, 1847, pursuant to notice given, the electors 
of School District No. 5 met to hear the report of the 
directors, and to elect a new Board. The directors not 
being ready to report, as was their usual custom, the 
electors proceeded to elect directors, resulting in the 
election of John S. Patterson for two years to till the 
vacancy, and William Collins was elected for three (3) 
years. 



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March 6th, 1850, the following teachers were elected: 

SOUTH SCHOOL HOUSE. 

Per Month. 

Thos. A. Turner, Male department Principal $24.00 

Miss Kiddoo " •' Assistant 15.00 

" Spencer " " " 12.00 

" Hull Female " Principal 15.00 

" Patton " " Assistant 10.00 

" Brown.. Primary " Principal 15.00 

" Bell " " 12.00 

NORTH SCHOOL HOUSE. 

Wm. McCoy Male department Principal $24.00 

Miss Kells " " Assistant 15.00 

" Shanks " " " 10.00 

" Butler Female " Principal 15.00 

" " Assistant 10.00 

Mrs. Orr Primary " Principal 15.00 

Miss Walker " " " 15.00 

The teachers employed March 5th, 1851, were: 

NORTH SCHOOL. 

Wm. McKay Salary per month... $25. 00 

Miss Butler " " ... 15.00 

" Kells " " ... 15.00 

" Walker " " ... 15.00 

" McCracken " " ... 10.00 

Mrs. Orr " " ... 15.00 

SOUTH SCHOOL. 

D. Dorsey Salary per month. ..$25.00 

Miss Hill " " ... 15.00 

" Bell " " ... 15.00 

" Brown " " ... 15.00 

" Patton " " ... 10.00 

" Bray " " ... 15.00 



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April 5th, 1852, there was a departure from the 
long fixed sum of $25.00 per month for principal and 
$15.00 for assistant teachers, for in this year the princi- 
pals, M. H. Urquhart and Mr. Deselms were employed 
at $30.00 per month, and assistants at $18.00 per month. 

The directors were Thos. F. MeGrevv, Lewis A. 
Walker and Jas. S. Abrahams. 

June 2d, the directors bought for the use of the 
schools, two sets of Pelton's outline maps at $50.00. 

Feb. 11th, 1853, it was ordered, among other 
matters, that the directors be paid $10.00 each for their 
services and labor performed about the schools for the 
past years. 

Section 17 of "An act to provide for the re-organiza- 
tion, supervision and maintenance of common schools," 
passed March 14th, 1853, made it the duty of the 
Board of Education to determine the studies to be pur- 
sued, and school books to be used in the several schools 
under their control. 

Therefore it was ordained that the following should 
be the text books used in the common schools in the 
city of Steubenville, and no others would be permitted 
therein : 

Infant School — McGuffey's Primer and Speller. 

Primary School — McGuffey's Primer and 1st, 2d, 
and 3d readers, Mitchell's Primary Geography, and 
Greenleaf's Mental Arithmetic. 

Grammar Schools — McGuffey's Speller and 3d, 4th 
and 5th reader. Pinneo's Grammar, Mitchell's Geog- 
raphy, Greenleaf's Arithmetic, Wilson's History of the 
United States, Robbins' Outline History, Ray's Al- 
gebra, Gray's Natural Philosophy, Mill's Rhetoric, 
Hedge's Logic, Young's Science of Government, Root's 
Penmanship and the Scriptures, a portion of which 



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was to be read by the teacher in each school room, 
every morning. 

Pursuant to notice, a meeting of the qualified voters 
of school district No. 5, convened at the North Public 
school house. Joseph Beatty was called to the chair. 
The object of the meeting was stated to be to elect 
three persons to act as a Board of Education, and other 
business. The polls were declared open, and on mo- 
tion, there was a tax of $600.00 levied on the taxable 
property of District No. 5, for incidental expenses for 
the year. 

The election resulted in the choice of Thos. F. Mc- 
Grew, Jas. Abrahams and Alex. Conn. 

Messrs. Conn and Abrahams being a tie vote, 43 
votes each, it was, on motion, ordered that Joseph 
Doyle and M. H. Urquhart decide by lot, the time each 
be entitled to serve. 

Having been so done the chair declared Thos. F. Mc- 
Grew elected for 3 years, Alex. Conn for two years, 
and Jas. S. Abrahams for 1 year. 

April 12th, 1853, the Board elect met, were qualified, 
and appointed Tims. F. McGrew President. 

It also appointed Mr. McGrew Acting Manager of 
the schools at a compensation to be tixed hereafter. 

The Board ordered that the President purchase two 
terrestrial globes, the first introduced into the schools. 

May 10th, 1853, the President was ordered to 
purchase $21.00 worth of Calvin Cutter's First book 
of Anatomy, Physiology and Hygiene, and his anatom- 
ical plates. 

The study of Physiology and Anatomy was at this 
time introduced into the schools. 

August 4th, 1853, pursuant to public notice given, a 
meeting for the encouragement of popular education 



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was held in the North school house. Win. Dunlap 
was called to the Chair, and L. A. Walker made Sec- 
retary. 

Hon. Thomas Means was then introduced, and 
proceeded to deliver a learned and interesting address 
upon the "Origin, Progress and Present Condition of 
Common Schools in Ohio." 

After returning a vote of thanks to Hon. Thos. 
Means for his learned address, it was resolved that the 
Board of Education be instructed to call a meeting of 
citizens to convene at the North school building for 
the purpose of authorizing the erection of a school 
house corresponding with the wants of the city ; that 
said house shall be arranged for a Central High School 
according to "An Act to provide for the re-organiza- 
tion, supervision and maintenance of common schools," 
passed March 4th, 1853. 

It was then ordered that a meeting of the qualified 
voters of School District No. 5, be called at the Court 
House, Sept. 17th, 1853, to then and there authorize 
a tax to be levied for the sum of $8,000 for the purpose 
of erecting a Central High School building, in accord- 
ance with act passed March 4th, 1853. 

Sept. 13th, Board met. It was ordered that the meet- 
ing called for Sept. 17th, be postponed until early in 
the winter, to procure plans and further estimates. 

At a meeting of the Board Oct. 13th, the following- 
rules were adopted : 

That persons employed as teachers in the common 
school be required to attend Teachers" Institute, at 
least two hours each week during the session of school, 
and in case of a refusal to comply, no order shall be 
issued for his or her services, ami the place be held va- 
cant. 

November 14th, 1853, the number of children in 
School District, No. 5, between the ages of 5 and 21 



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years, was 1252 white males, 1331 females; 18 colored 
males, 34 females, making 2635. Number of teachers 
and assistants, 14. 

The number attending school for the session ending 
April 1st, 1853, was 705; average daily attendance, 
442. 

Those attending the session ending Oct. 1st, 1853, 
were, males, 369; females, 364; average daily attend- 
ance, 421. 

The books used in the school at this time were: 

Infant School — McGuffey's Primer and Speller. 

Primary School — McGuffey's Speller, 1st, 2d and 3d 
Readers, Mitchell's Primary Geography and Green- 
leaf's Mental Arithmetic. 

Grammar School — McGuffey's Speller, 3d, 4th and 
5th Readers, Pinneo's Grammar, Mitchell's Geography, 
Greenleaf's Arithmetic, Wilson's History of the United 
States, Robbin's Outline History, Ray's Algebra, Gray's 
Natural Philosophy, Mills' Rhetoric, Hedge's Logic, 
Young's Science of Government, Root's Penmanship, 
and the Scriptures. 

Amount expended for teachers' salaries for the year 
1853, was $2,395.00 Average attendance, 421; estima- 
ted cost for each pupil, $5.82. 

March 2d, 1854, orders were issued in favor of the 
Board, for services as follows: To Thos. McGrew 
$30.00, Jas. Abrahams $10.00, and Alex. Conn $10.00. 

March 29th, 1854, Powell school house was rented at 
$40.00 per year for a primary school, for all children 
south of Market and West of Fifth Street. 

June 10th, 1854, Warren J. Sage was employed as 
Superintendent of the Public Schools at a salary of 
$700.00 per year, to commence the second Monday in 
July. 



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In July, 1854, exact date not given in the minutes, a 
set of rules for the government of the schools, includ- 
ing a course of study, was presented by the Superin- 
tendent, Warren J. Sage. These rules and the 
course of study were adopted by the Board. By their 
adoption the Steubenville High School was brought 
into existence. The schools were divided into four 
departments, Primary, Secondary, Grammar and High 
School. 

In the Primary school was to be taught the alpha- 
bet, spelling, reading in Eclectic First Header, figures, 
counting, cardinal points, &c. 

In the Secondary school, orthography, reading in 
second and third readers, arithmetic through the mul- 
tiplication table, primary geography, &c. 

In the Grammar school, orthography, reading in 
Fourth and Fifth readers, penmanship, arithmetic, 
geography with maps, and English grammar. 

The course of study in the High School was to em- 
brace Ancient and Modern History, Algebra, .Natural 
Philosophy, Physiology, Astronomy, Chemistry, Geol- 
ogy, Trigonometry, Surveying, Book keeping, Compo- 
sition, Elocution, Mental, Moral and Political Science, 
and the Latin and Greek languages. 

October 23d, 1854, the Board ordered that the High 
School be opened Monda}', Nov. 6th, in the lower story 
of Killgore's new building (now Garrett's Hall) on 
Market street. 

The conditions for admission to the High School 
were, that the pupil must be able to read, write, and 
spell correctly; must have a complete knowledge of 
geography and grammar, and must be familiar with 
the principles of arithmetic, as far as through fractions. 

After the first term, candidates were required, in 
addition to the above, to have attended at least one 



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session of the Public Schools of this city. No one was 
admitted to the session after the first week. 

The contract for seating the room was awarded to 
Jas. Abrahams. At this time the Board also rented 
the basement of the Second Presbyterian Church for a 
school of the second grade, under charge of Miss 

Leslie. 

January 30th, 1855, Parker's series of readers was 
introduced into the common schools, to continue at 
least five years. 

April 1st, 1855, the Board appropriated $10.00 com- 
pensation for each member for extra services for the 
year. 

It rented the Galloway & Buchanan school room 
from the 1st of April, 1855, to the 1st of April, 1857, 
at $175.00 per year, and bought their school apparatus 
for $286.00. 

Oct. 2d, 1855, at a meeting of the Board, it was re- 
quired that persons applying for schools, must first 
procure certificates of qualification to teach the various 
branches taught in the schools applied for. This was 
the first time that certificates were required of teachers. 

The salary of the Superintendent, Mr. Sage, from 
Sept. 1st. 1855, to Sept. 1st, 1856, was $800.00, and 
teachers' salaries ranged from $200.00 to $400.00 per 
year. 

Oct. 15th, 1856, Mr. Sage was relieved of the charge 
of all the schools below the High School, and an Assist- 
ant Superintendent was appointed to take general 
supervision of all the other schools.' He was to re- 
ceive all the reports, and at the end of the year make 
a full report of the condition and wants of the schools. 
Jacob N. Desellem was employed as Assistant Superin- 
tendent at $500.00 per year. 



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December 23d, 1855, Mr. Wm. D. McLain, of Cin- 
cinnati, was employed to teach the science of vocal 
music, to be paid for by the voluntary contributions of 
the pupils. 

January 25th, 185(5, the State Commissioner was re- 
quested to furnish, on account of the Library and Ap- 
paratus Fund due this city, apparatus as follows: 

4 sets of Pelton's Maps for the Grammar Schools. 

1 set " " " Colored School. 

3 Numeral Frames for Primary Schools. 

1 " " Colored Schools. 

9 cases Geometric Solids for Common Schools. 

1 case " " Colored School. 

January 16th, Thos. F. McGrew resigned his office 
as director, and J. R. Merideth was appointed to fill 
the vacancy. 

March 15th, it was ordered that the school in Stiers 1 
Hall be transferred to Powell's school house on Fifth 
street, and the school in Powell's be transferred to the 
session room of the Second Presbyterian Church, it 
having been rented for fifty dollars, from April 1st, 
1856, to April 1st, 1857. 

April 7th, 1856, permission was given to persons liv- 
ing outside the limits of this district, to attend any of 
the schools by paying seventy -five cents per month, so 
long as the schools were not crowded by resident 
pupils. 

April 14th, Hon. Eli T. Tappan was unanimously 
elected a member of the Board. The Board now con- 
sisted of the following named persons: Jas. S. Abra- 
hams, R. Sherrard, Jr., Eli T. Tappan. 

April 21st, arrangements were made with the Trus- 
tees of the African Church, to use the basement of 
their church for the Colored school. 



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June, 2d, 1856, it was ordered by the Board, that all 
teachers employed should take the places assigned them 
by the Superintendent. 

Sept. 21st, Joseph C. Doyle was appointed to take 
enumeration of children between the age of five and 
twenty-one, and on Oct. 24th, reported the following : 

White males, 1425; females, 1468; total, 2893. 

Colored " 32; " 55; " 87.— 2980. 

Oct. 30th, a room in the Hamline Church basement 
was fitted up for an improved primary school, and 
proper slates were provided for it, and printing on 
slates was introduced. 

January 2d, 1857, Miss Jane Brown was transferred 
from the South Secondary to the North Intermediate 
school ; Miss Margaret A. Patterson was transferred 
from the South Primary to the South Secondary school; 
Miss A. E. Russell was transferred from the North 
Secondary to the South Primary school, and Miss Ad- 
aline S. Gilmore was appointed teacher in the North 
Secondary school. 

Miss Sarah Wilken resigned as teacher, on account 
of ill health. 

January 8th, the Board ordered that equable meas- 
ures should be devised and adopted for extending the 
benefits of the school to the largest number of the 
most permanent residents whose children can enjoy 
them for the longest time. 

That the children of mere temporary residents shall 
not be admitted, so long as their straitened accom- 
modations and limited means embarrass the efforts of 
the Board. 

June 10th, 1857, Mr. E. T. Tappan was authorized to 
offer the Rev. E. Thoenpont the same compensation 



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for the use of the bell in his church, that had been of- 
fered the authorities of the First Church, and to those 
of St. Paul's Church. 

January 14th, Miss Ellen Donallen was appointed to 
fill Miss Knox's place until she was able to resume her 
duties. 

January 27th, in order that the schools might have 
the benefit of the experience and advice of those who 
were willing to co-operate, a Visiting Committee for 
each month was appointed, with request to visit the 
schools during the month. The committees were in- 
formed that any suggestions made respecting the dis- 
cipline, exercises, arrangement for promoting the 
health of the pupils, or other matters pertaining to the 
schools, would be received with the thanks of the 
Board. 

The first committee was composed of the following 
gentlemen: W. R. Allison, Esq., Rev. John Burns. 
Dr. E. Brough, Col. Jas. Collier, Alex. Conn, Esq., 
Rev. J. M. Galloway, Rev. Int'd. Morse, John S. Pat- 
terson, Esq., Rev. Z. Ragan and Hon. A. Stewart. 

The Visiting Committee for the month of March, 
1857, were, Michael Blake, Joseph Beatty, Thos. 
Means, Alex. Conn, Col. Jas. Collier, Rev. H. G. Co- 
mingo, David McGowan, Wm. McDonald, John S. 
Patterson, Esq., and B. D. Worthington. 

June 1st, 1857, the Board of Education was notified 
by the Auditor of Jefferson County, that, pursuant to 
an action of the State Department under a recent de- 
cision of the Supreme Court of the United States, the 
taxes collected for the use of the district, for school 
purposes, from the Jefferson Branch Bank, for the 
years 1851-2 and 3, with penalty and interest to Janu- 
ary, 1858, amounting to $650.62 would have to be re- 
funded. The money was raised by assessing a tax of 



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eleven tenth mills on the taxable property of the dis- 
trict. 

The visiting Committee for June were Mrs. Nancy 
Stanton, Mrs. Jas. Warner, Mrs. Dr. Johnson, Mrs. Z. 
Ragau. Mrs. J. S. Patterson, Mr. H. P. Wolcott, Tims. 
Means, Esq., Mr. C. A. Lorenzo, Mr. Alex. McDowell, 
Sr., Rev. John Burns. 

August 21st, the Kilgore New Hall was rented from 
Sept. 1st. 1857, to July 1st, 1858, at one hundred dol- 
lars, and was fitted up for a school room, to accommo- 
date a portion of the pupils residing south of Market 
street. 

It also rented the room on the second floor of Snow- 
den's building from Sept. 1st, 1857, to July 1st, 1858, 
for the accommodation of a portion of the children 
north of Market street. 

The First Church notified the Board that they could 
not have the session room of the church after the expi- 
ration of the present lease, and were willing to release 
the Board from any further obligation if they would 
vacate the room at once. 

Thereupon the Board accepted the terms, and rented 
the middle room in Kilgore's building until the 1st. of 
July, 1885, at a rental of one hundred dollars. 

It also rented the third floor of Mr. Snowden's build- 
ing on Third street, from Sept 23d, to July 1st, 1858. 

The numeral distinction of schools, being more con- 
venient than the one in use, was adopted, the lowest 
and highest north and south of Market street being ot 
corresponding grade; the lowest corresponding with 
the Primary, and the highest with the Grammar school. 

Nov. 9th, 1857, The Ohio Journal of Education and 
Barnard's American School Journal were procured for 
the use of the Board. 



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Nov. 9th, 1857, Miss Margaret Scott resigned the 
Principalship of room No. 9, North building, and Miss 
Emiline Curtis took charge of the same at nine dollars 
per week of six days. 

Henry C. McCook was appointed Principal of room 
No. 9, South, at nine dollars per week of six days, sub- 
ject to the usual abatement for lost time. 

Dec. 21st, Mrs. C. I. Peck was transferred from the 
place of assistant in room No. (3. South, to that of 
teacher in No. 1, North; Elizabeth McLachlin was 
appointed teacher in room No 4, South, and Mary 
Crawford, assistant in room No. 6, South. 

Dec. 21st, 1857, it was ordered by the Board that a 
Public School Library be founded, for the use of teach- 
ers, scholars and citizens in general. 

March 5th, 1858, Jacob N. Desellem resigned his po- 
sition as Superintendent. 

March 8th, 1858, the following notice was caused to 
be posted : 

Notice is hereby given that there will be a meetiug 
of the qualified voters of the city of Steubenville, held 
in the Court House in said city, on Saturday, the 3d 
day of April next, to take into consideration the ques- 
tion of purchasing a site for, and erecting a school 
house in said school district. At this time there are 
2541 children who are entitled to attend school. 

More than one-half the pupils are taught in rented 
houses. At a meeting of the citizens on April 3d, it 
was resolved not to build a school house. 

March 8th, 1858, Eli T. Tappau resigned his office as 
member of the Board, and H. G. Garrett was appointed 
to till the vacancy. The Board now consisted of K. 
Sherrard, W. W. Cable, H. G. Garrett. 

March 11th, Eli T. Tappan was appointed Superin- 
tendent of all the schools, beginning April 1st, and 



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ending with the close of the school year, at eighty-five 
dollars per month. 

April 12th, Jas. Turnbull and Thos. Johnson were 
elected members of the Board, which was organized 
April 14th, with Jas. Turnbull, President, and Eli T. 
Tappan, Secretary. 

June 24th, 1858, the Board of Education contracted 
with Ellen Ivilgore for the "Grove Academy," and it 
was transferred to the full possession of the Board on 
the 16th of August: price paid, $5000.00. 

June 25th, Eli T. Tappan was engaged as Superin- 
tendent for the coming year, and he also took charge 
of the High School as teacher, having a male assistant. 

The Superintendent's salary was nine hundred dol- 
lars, and fifty dollars additional for acting as Librarian. 

August 21st, McGutfey's New Readers from the 1st 
to the 6th inclusive, Willard's First Class Reader, and 
McGutfey's Spelling Books were adopted for use in the 
schools. 

Sept. 15th the Superintendent reported a larger 
number of scholars in the schools than ever before, 
making it necessary to organize another primary 
school. He was authorized to engage Miss Rebecca T. 
Conn as teacher for said school, at a salary of twenty 
dollars per month. 

Sept. 22d, Miss Mary McDonald was employed as 
assistant teacher in the Grammar School, taught by 
Mr. David Donevan, at a salary of twenty dollars per 
month. 

Dec. 28th, 1858, the Deed for the property purchased 
from Mrs. Ellen Kilgore on the 24th of June, was de- 
livered to the Board, and the following promissory 
notes for the purchase money were executed by James 



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Turnbull, President of the Board, and George Fickes, 
Clerk: Four notes for five hundred dollars each, pay- 
able on the first day of Sept., 1860-61-62 and 63, and 
five notes for six hundred dollars each, payable Sept. 
1st, 1864-65-66-67 and 68, all of which bore interest at 
the rate of eight (8) per cent per annum, and one note 
for one hundred and forty-six dollars and sixty-six 
cents, payable Sept. 1st, 1859, being for interest on 
15000.00 from Aug. 16th, to Dec 28th, 1858. 

Feb. 26th, 1859, Miss Martha A. Walker resigned 
her position as teacher, and Miss Martha S. Hill was 
chosen to fill the vacancy, at twenty dollars per month. 

April 18th, 1859, there was a request of fourteen 
teachers sent to the Board, asking for an increase in 
wages of four dollars per month, which the Board de- 
clined to grant, for the reason that they had engaged 
for the year, and again that the treasury was so de- 
pleted that the Board would have to borrow money on 
their own responsibility to pay the teachers for the 
present term. 

July loth, 1859, Joseph Buchanan was appointed 
Superintendent of the Public schools, and to have 
charge of the Public School Library, at a salary of 
$750.00. 

David Donevan was appointed Teacher of the Junior 
High School at a salary of thirty-six dollars per month. 
There were two female teachers employed at twenty 
dollars, and thirteen others at twenty-one dollars per 
month. 

August 4th, 1859, Isaac Wright was appointed 
teacher in the Senior High School, at forty-five dollars 
per month, and Robert Martin as teacher in the Senior 
Grammar School, at thirty-six dollars per month. 

Sept 6th, the enumeration of children of school age 



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was taken by Frederick Fry, at a cost of eighty-seven 
and a half cents per hundred names. 

April 9th. James Gallagher was elected a member of 
the Board, which now consisted of Jas. Turnbull, Dr. 
Thos. Johnson and James Gallagher. 

April 12th, David Donevan resigned, and Robert 
Martin was promoted to the Junior High School. 

April 30th, a vacation of one week was ordered, to 
allow the teachers to attend the Teacher' Institute at 
Mt. Pleasant, during which time the teachers were not 
to receive pay. 

May 9th, on settlement with the Treasurer it was 
found that in the teachers' fund there were $461.55, 
and in the special fund, $480.20 which all had to be 
applied to paying the teachers. 

June 4th, 1860, it was ordered by the Board that one 
mill and three tenths be assessed on the taxable prop- 
erty in the district, to prolong the schools after the 
State funds were exhausted. 

Mr. Buchanan was continued as Superintendent for 
another year, and the same teachers. 

August 27th, 1860, John D: Slack was appointed to 
take the enumeration of the children of the district, at 
85c per hundred names. The enumeration returned 
was 1123 white males, 1284 white females; 29 colored 
males, 50 colored females; total, 2486. 

Oct. 15th, the State Commissioner notified the 
Board that there was $86.15 still due the Library fund 
ot this city, and desired them to send him a list of 
the books the Board wants to purchase, which was 
done. 

June 3d, 1861, for sustaining the teachers and pro- 
longing the schools after the State fund was exhausted, 



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one mill and three tenths of a mill on the taxable 
property of the district was assessed. 

Mr. Joseph Buchanan was continued as Superintend- 
ant at a salary of six hundred and seventy-live dollars 
per year, from July 14th, 1861, to July 14th, 1862. 

Isaac Wright was continued as Principal of the 
High School at forty dollars per month, and Robert 
Martin as Principal teacher of the Junior High School 
at thirty-eight dollars per month. 

August 22d, 1861, Mr. J. J. Dinsmore was employed 
for three months as teacher of Penmanship, at forty 
dollars per month. 

April 7th, 1862, Robert Martin resigned his position 
as teacher of the Junior High School, and his place 
was filled by Mr. Walter W. Ralston. 

April 12th, Jas. Gallagher resigned his position as 
member of the Board, and it was ordered that his place 
be filled at the annual election. 

Monday, April 14th, James Turnbull was elected for 
three years, and Thos. Johnson to fill the vacancy 
caused by the resignation of Mr. Gallagher. 

June 2d, 1862, the tax levy for prolonging the 
schools, was fixed at the same rate as last year, viz., one 
and three tenth mills. 

July 8th, 1862, Mr. Joseph Buchanan was re-elected 
as Superintendent for the coming year. 

August 1st, J. I). Slack was employed to take the 
enumeration, at one dollar per hundred names. 

Nov. 22d, 1863, the female teachers petitioned the 
Board for an increase of wages. After due considera- 
tion, the Board thought it inexpedient to increase the 



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wages, as the means for keeping up the schools for the 
year would not justify an increase. 

Dee. 20th, Mr. Win. J. Mills, Principal of the High 
School, and several of the female teachers, by petition, 
asked the Board for an increase of wages owing to the 
increase in the cost of living since the compensation 
was fixed. 

The Board, after due consideration, increased the 
compensation two dollars per month to all female 
teachers. 

Dee. 31st, 1862, the Board received a petition from 
the teachers of the Public Schools, asking for an in- 
crease of wages. After careful consideration, the 
Board decided that they had no power to change the 
terms of the contract agreed upon, but that the Board 
would, on notice, release any one of the petitioners 
that desired to be released. 

January 26th, 1863, the President laid before the 
Board the petition of the teachers, asking for an in- 
crease of wages, and after careful consideration, it was 
unanimously agreed to increase the wages of Miss Mc- 
Cracken to $27.50, and the other teachers to -521.00 
per month, Commencing Feb. 1st, 1863. 

At a meeting of the Board Feb. 29th, Mr. W. J. Mills' 
compensation was increased to forty-seven dollars, to 
commence March 4th, 1864. 

April 11th, 1864, A. J. Beatty was elected a member 
of the Board. 

July 20th, Joseph Buchanan was engaged as Super- 
intendent for the year, at seven hundred and fifty dol- 
lars. 

Sept. 2d James Gallagher resigned as a member of 
the Board, and Robert Sherrard was appointed to fill 



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the vacancy. Mr. I. S. R. Wycoff was engaged as 
teacher in the High School, at a salaiw of seventy-five 
dollars per month. 

Mr. Thos. Clark was employed to teach the colored 
school at a salary of thirty-five dollars per month. 

Oct. 3d, 1864, on motion of Mr. Turnbull, it was or- 
dered that an advance of two dollars per month be 
made to all the female teachers, except those of the 
High School and Junior High School. 

January 30th, 1865, on motion of Mr. Robert Sher- 
rard, it was ordered that an advance of two dollars per 
month be added to all the female teachers, and that the 
teacher of the Colored School be advanced three dol- 
lars. 

April 18th, 1865, Mr. Schofield was engaged to teach 
music in the High School ; to teach four hours a day, 
and four days in the week, at forty-five dollars per 
month. 

In May there was a levy of one mill on the dollar, 
on the taxable property of the district, for special pur- 
poses, and one and one-half mills for the Teachers' 
fund after the State fund is exhausted. 

August 10th, 1865, Mr. Wycoff was engaged as 
Principal of the High School for one year, at ninety- 
five dollars per month. 

Mr. Clark was continued as teacher of the Colored 
School, at forty dollars per month, and Mr. Schofield 
was engaged to teach music in all the schools, at sixty 
dollars per month. 

Mr. Joseph Buchanan was engaged as Superintend- 
ent at seventy-five dollars per month, twelve mouths 
in the year. At this time the Board was paying inex- 
perienced teachers twenty-nine dollars a month. 



May 18th, 1866, the tax levy for special purposes 
was two mills on the dollar, and for Teachers' fund, 
two and one-half mills, after the State fund for school 
purposes was exhausted. 

May 24th, Mr. Cloakey having resigned his office as 
member of the Board, Mr. Daniel McCurdy was ap- 
pointed by the Township Clerk, to till the vacancy. 

The Board now consisted of A. J. Beatty, Robert 
Sherrard and Daniel McCurdy. 

July 23d, Teachers were elected, their salaries rang- 
ing from $29.00 to $38.00 per month. 

Mr. Joseph Buchanan was engaged as Superintend- 
ent, Joseph Schofield as teacher of music, and Mr. 
Clark to'teach the Colored School. 

August 3d, 1866, Mr. Myers was engaged as teacher 
in the High School at $90.00 per month. [This entry 
is the last record made until April 11th, 1867. There 
are many places in the minute books where no record 
has been made for months at a time.] 

April 11th, 1867, Wm. B. Lindsay was qualified as a 
member of the Board. The subject of a new school 
house was discussed at this meeting, and resulted in 
the appointment of R. Sherrard, a committee to cor- 
respond with Hezekiah Wells, of Kalamazoo, Michi- 
gan, and Mr. Lindsay to confer with F. A. Wells, of 
this city, to obtain their right to the grave yard on 
corner of South and Fourth street, adjoining the First 
Presbyterian Church, to be used for erecting a school 
house thereon. In view of the purchase of a lot and 
erection of a building thereon, the Board assessed six 
mills on the taxable property of this district. 

Oct. 15th, 1867, Mr. Sherrard reported having re- 
ceived a quit-claim deed from Hezekiah Wells and 
wife, surrendering their right in the grave yard lot. 



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Mr. H. Wells also stated that for $40.00 (forty dol- 
lars) he could get a release from other parties who had 
a claim ou the lot. These parties were living in Mich- 
igan and Mt. Vernon, Ohio. The money was author- 
ized to be sent. Mr. F. A. Wells also executed a deed 
for the same. As the necessity of the case required a 
building to be erected as soon as possible, the Board 
contracted with Mr. Huff Parrish to deliver 2000 bush- 
els of river sand on the grounds for building purposes, 
and Messrs. Heard & Ely the, architects of Cleveland, 
were invited to visit the grounds, and get up plans and 
specifications for a new srhool building. 

March 17th, 1868, Messrs. Heard & Ely the presented 
plans and specifications for the new school building. 
The leading mechanics of the city were invited to ex- 
amine the same, and render their opinion to the Board. 

March 18th, the mechanics having generally exam- 
ined the plans and recommended their adoption, the 
plans and specifications were printed in pamphlet form 
for the use of the Board and mechanics. 

April 2d, 1868, the Board advertised for bids from 
contractors to erect the building. 

April 13th, the proposals were received, and to A. 
D. Cook was awarded the excavation and building of 
the foundation. 

June 12th, 1868 the Board levied 7 mills on the tax- 
able property in this district, for prolonging the 
schools, building, and other expenses. 

May 7th, 1868 the Board proceeded to open the bids 
for carpenter and brick work for the new building. 

The carpenter work was awarded to Cyrus Massey, 
and the brick work to A. J. Fickes. 



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Dec. 4th, Mr. A. D. Cook had finished the founda- 
tion at a cost of $10,575.24, and in accordance with the 
specifications the Board entered into contract with A. 
D. Cook for the balance of the stone work, for the sum 
of $3,300. 

Feb 23d, 1869, the Board contracted with George II. 
Priest to do the painting and glazing of the new 
building. 

March 11th, 1869, the Board considered the request 
from the Board of Health in regard to vaccinating the 
children attending the Public Schools. After due con- 
sideration of the power conferred on the Board, it was 
agreed to publish the following: 

"Although no case of smallpox has occurred in the 
city during the winter, yet as a precautionary measure, 
and at the request of the Board of Health, it is ear- 
nestly requested that the parents having children at- 
tending the Public Schools, see to it that their children 
are vaccinated." 

June 11th, 1869, the Board contracted with Ault it 
Hawkins to do the plastering of the new building. 

Sept. 8th, Fickes & Kells presented their bill for the 
brick work of the new school building, amounting to 
$13,186.00, which was paid $8,800.00 in cash, and the 
balance in notes for one year, with interest. 

Nov. 29th, the President was instructed to prepare a 
deed, executed on the part of the Board, to the Steu- 
benville Coal & Mining Company for the coal sold said 
company, underlying the property belonging to the 
Board of Education which was purchased from Mrs. 
Ellen Kilgore, consideration $500.00 

Dec. 2d, 1869, the President reported the above deed 
executed, and the money paid, which was passed to the 
credit of the school fund. 



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Joseph Schofield was employed as janitor of the new 
school building, and to teach music in the several 
schools as he may be directed, and as consideration for 
his services he was paid $70.00 per month. 

Dec. 8th, a settlement was effected with Ault & Haw- 
kins of $3050.00 for plastering the new school house. 

January 10th, 1870, the Board settled with George 
H. Priest for painting and glazing the new school 
building; amount, $1704.70. 

March 3d, there was a settlement made with Koll & 
Co., for the furnaces in the new school building; 
amount, $1415.20. 

The Board issued a number of bonds, bearing 7 to 8 
per cent interest, generally the latter figure, to secure 
money to pay for the new building. 

The proceeds of sale of the old South school house 
were deposited to the credit of special fund. 

At an election held April 11th, 1870, to fill the va- 
cancy occasioned by the expiration of Win. B. Lind- 
say's term, W. H. Wallace was elected to serve as a 
member of the Board for three years. 

At an election held April 26th, to fill the vacancy 
caused by the removal from the city of Robt. Sherrard, 
Jr., E. F. Andrews was elected to serve for the unex- 
pired time of one year. 

May 4th, 1870, the Clerk submitted a number of re- 
ports, showing the receipts and disbursements of the 
Board of Education since August 31st, 1867. It was 
necessary to go back thus far in order to include all 
the disbursements on account of the new school build- 
ing. It was referred to Mr. Andrews for compilation. 

May 10th, Mr. Andrews submitted the following re- 
port : 



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Cost of the erection of the High School building at 
corner Fourth and South Street: 

Contract for carpenter work and materials, Cyrus Massey $16,970 00 

Brick work and materials, A. J. Fickes 12,976 00 

Plastering, Ault & Hawkins 3,050 00 

Painting and glazing, George Priest 1,000 00 

Stonework, basement, A. D. Cook 10,575 24 

Stonework, above basement, A. D. Cook 3,300 00 

Jobn Russell, interest on note 

Tower cresti ng • 

Heard & Blythe, architects 

Lightning rods 

Martha Pool, interest on note 

H. Parrish, 2000 bushels sand 

P. B. Conn, for specifications 

W. R. Allison, Notice to contractors 

C.N.Allen, " " 

A. D. Cook, interest on note 261 92 

W. W. Card, interest on note 

Geo. H. Priest, bill extra work 

do do do 

A. D. Cook, do do 

A. J. Fickes, do do 

Total cost of building to date $56,184 06 

It will be noted that $595.17 of the above is interest, 
and should not be counted as a part of the actual cost 
of house. 

ACCOUNT CONTINUED. 

D. McCurdy, grading grounds $ 100 00 

Dr. Beatty, lot in cemetery 17 40 

H. Wells, for quit claim deeds 40 00 

Grading, and moving dead 314 00 

J. Buchanan, sundry bills 100 00 

Geo. H. Priest, work on privies 94 28 

Fickes & Kells, work on privies and fence 1,074 42 

Total cost of grounds, privies and fence to date $1,740 10 



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(in 


115 


80 


700 


00 


194 


95 


147 


00 


150 00 


20 


00 


20 


00 


15 00 


261 


92 


141 


25 


70 


•jo 


104 


70 


117 


00 


210 


00 



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ACCOUNT CONTINUED. 

Freight on desks, stoves, &c $ 98 91 

Graff, Hngus & Co., registers 44 96 

F. S. Williams, furniture 844 79 

J. C. Orr, desks, seats, &c 673 50 

B. S. Roll & Co., furnaces and registers 1,348 71 

H. McElwin, slating blackboards 84 60 

F. A. Hare, work 87 42 

Cornelius & Baker, gas fixtures 370 60 

Fickes & Kell, putting in furnaces 164 98 

F. A. Hare, hydrant and pipe 128 32 

Thomas Gilmore, pipe 142 80 

A. Fulton, bell 1,045 60 

F. S. Williams, recitation seats 51 13 

W. L. Sharp & Son, work on furnaces 472 68 

George Pearce, tables and chairs 150 00 

Total cost of furniture, gas fixtures, &c $5,708 60 

Cyrus Massey, work on privies, building, desks, &c 1,590 03 

Total cost of building, grounds, furniture and fix- 
tures, $65,223.09. 

May 18th, 1870, Mr. Schoiield was instructed to pur- 
chase eight dozen music books, for the use of the Pri- 
mary and High Schools, at a cost of $63.00. 

June 13th, 1870, the Payson, Dunton & Scribner sys- 
tem of Penmanship was introduced into the schools 
on the following terms: 

"That the school be furnished free of charge with a 
complete set of Payson, Dunton & Scribner's Charts for 
such rooms as the Board may require. That the books 
be furnished at the net price of 12c per copy at the 
publishers. The publishers to furnish enough books to 
introduce the system, at 15c per copy from the stores 
here, and exchange Payson, Dunton & Scribner's books 
for all the Babbittonian books now in stores here." 

May 31st, pursuant to notice published by the Board 
of Education, the qualified voters of the school district 



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met at the Court House and organized, by calling Mr. 
McGowau to tlie Chair, and Henry Perraar to act as 
Secretary. The following business was transacted : 

"Mr. Garrett moved that the Board be authorized to 
issue bonds to the amount of $40,000. After some de- 
bate the motion carried. 

Mr. Joseph Means then made a motion that the 
School Board be authorized to levy a sufficient tax to 
pay off the bonds within two years, which was carried." 

At a meeting of the Board June 18th, 1870, Mr. 
A. D. Cook presented and urged a claim of $130.00 for 
cutting drips in 104 window caps, at $1.25. His claim 
was, that this was extra work, but the old Board de- 
cided that it was part of the contract; referred their 
decision to the architect, who confirmed the decision of 
the Board, and his claim was not allowed. 

June 30th, 1870, Prof. M. R. Andrews was employed 
as Superintendent of the Public Schools, at a salary of 
$1500.00 per year. 

The matter of fencing the grounds at the High 
School, was discussed, and the Board concluded to pur- 
chase from the County Commissioners, the iron fence 
surrounding the Court House yard for *1 200.00, and 
contracted with A. D. Cook to move the same and put 
it up around the new school house at corner of Fourth 
and South street, for $200.00. 

August 8th, the contract for paving the side walks 
at the new school building, was let to Harris & Bates 
at 70c per yard. 

The following salaries were established for the year: 

Superintendent, $1700.00. ; High School Principal, 
$1250.00.; H. S. 1st assistant, $750.00.; 2d assistant, 
$600.00; North Grammar and Principal of Academy 



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Building, $750.00.; Teacher of Composition and His- 
tory, $500.00.; Grammar School Principal, $450.00.; 
assistant $400.00.; No. 7 and 8 $400.00. ; Nos. 1 to 6 in- 
clusive, $350.00. 

Sept. 1st, 1871, the Board ordered that a meeting of 
the citizens he held, to consider the propriety of au- 
thorizing the Board to erect a new school building 
north of Market street. 

Sept. 20th, 1871, the time required by law, having 
expired since notice of a change of books was pub- 
lished, the Board adopted the Quackenbos Elementary 
History of the United States, as a text book to super- 
sede Goodrich's, to be introduced at half rates, and the 
full retail price to be 75c. 

Oct. 4th, 1871, E. F. Andrews resigned his place as a 
member of the Board. The resignation was accepted, 
and J. J. Gill appointed to fill the vacancy. 

Oct. 11th, the committee of mechanics, consisting of 
A. J. Fickes, John A. Harris, V. B. Lighthizer and 
Parke A. Elson, who were appointed to examine the 
Academy Building, reported that the building was un- 
safe to be used as a public school house. Thereupon 
the Board ordered the school dismissed until suitable 
rooms could be obtained. 

Oct. 12th, pursuant to a call, the qualified electors of 
School District No. 5 met in the Court House in the 
Cochran building to decide upon erecting a new school 
building. 

Mr. Trainer spoke at length in favor of voting to 
the Board, authority to use $75,000 in the construction 
of a school house. 

Mr. Joseph Beatty moved to adjourn, and after much 
talk and confusion the motion was withdrawn. 



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Mr. Trainer moved the Board be voted authority to 
use $60,000 for the erection of a building. 

Mr. D. McGrowan moved an amendment that the 
amount should not exceed $25,000. 

J. II. Hawkins moved to amend that the amount be 
$40,000. 

Mr. John H. Bristor said the vote should only be on 
whether the Board should build a school house or not, 
and the amount fixed afterwards. At this point of the 
proceeding Mr. Trainer accepted the amendment of 
Mr. Hawkins. 

Then A. G. McCook offered a substitute for the whole 
proceeding; that the whole question be remitted to an 
election of the people, at such time as the Board should 
decide upon. 

Again a motion to adjourn was made, and lost. 

Mr. McCook again offered his substitute, and extend- 
ed it by making $50,000 for house, grounds and furni- 
ture, which was carried. 

Oct. 13th, the Superintendent was instructed to rent 
the basement in the African Church, at $8.00 per 
month, and two rooms in the Disciples' Church, at 
$20.00 per month. 

Nov. 21st, 1871, the certificate of the School House 
Election was received, giving a majority of 389 in favor 
of a new building. 

Dec. 19th, lots Nos. 412 and 413 in Ross' addition 
were deemed insufficient for school purposes, and Mr. 
Wanamaker was waited upon to ascertain what he 
would sell lot No. 411, adjoining the North School 
property for, and he put the property at $8,000, which 
price the Board deemed exorbitant, and proceeded to 
condemn the property for school purposes. 



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The Board having received communication from Ar- 
chitects, asking what time would be given to prepare 
drawing, they were answered that all must be received 
on or before January 3lst, 1872. 

January 17th, 1872, Underwood's Handbook of Eng- 
lish Literature was adopted for use in High School. 

A note was made in favor of Mr. Wanamaker for 
$6,550.00 for 30 days. 

Feb. 5th, plans were received to the 1st of January, 
from J. C. Anton, Cincinnati; C. C. Kemble, Camden, 
N. J.; J. W. Yost, of Bellaire, and W. Blythe of Cleve- 
land. The Board decided in favor of the plans of C. 
C. Kemble, subject to any modifications the Board 
might wish. The plans and superintendence to be 
paid for by the Board, to be 5 per cent of the cost of 
the building. 

Feb. 7th, 1872, the following resolution was passed 
by the Board : 

Resolved, That such parts of those school districts 
transferred to the jurisdiction of this Board by the ex- 
tension of the city boundaries, as have not been includ- 
ed in said transfer, are hereby authorized to be annexed 
to this school district, for school purposes. 

J. J. (lill was appointed to notify the Township 
Board of Education of the passage of this resolution. 

March 23d, 1872, the following bids were reeeived 
for the erection of a new school house on the corner of 
Fourth and Dock streets : 

A. D. Cook $42,095 75 

Thompson & Biles 40,333 91 

Fickes & Kells 39,967 72 

C. Massey & Son 36,961 25 

Auld & Conger 33,200 00 



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One was received from D. E. Donel, which was re- 
jected for irregularities and other reasons. 

Auld & Conger being the lowest bidders, were 
awarded the contract. 

The following bids were received for the old build- 
ing: 

C. Massey & Son, to be used i 11 new building. ...$575 00 
Fickes & Kells " " " .... 568 00 

Auld & Conger " " " .... 610 00 

April 8th, A. F. Matlack was appointed to fill the 
vacancy at the Jacksonville school. 

April 11th, 1872, there were six directors qualified as 
follows : 

H. W. Nelson and Joseph Hall for one year. 
Jacob Coble and Wm. R. Peters for two years. 
A. J. Fickes and John S. Patterson for three years. 

The following officers were elected: President, Dr. 
Nelson ; Clerk, Joseph Hall ; Treasurer, W. R. Peters. 

The Board then appointed H. W. Nelson, M. R. 
Andrews and O. C. Smith, School Examiners. 

The following resolutions were adopted : 

Resolved, 1st, That the Treasurer have the care and 
custody of all bonds that have been, or may hereafter 
be issued for the erection, completion and furnishing 
of the new school building now under contract. 

Resolved, 2d, That W. R. Peters, John S. Patterson 
and Joseph Hall be constituted a Finance Commitee of 
this Board, whose duty it shall be to manage the finan- 
cial affairs of the Board, and that they have full power 
to negotiate and sell the bonds in such manner as they 
may deem for the best interest for the trust thus re- 
posed in them, and make reports from time to time to 
the Board. 



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May 15th, 1872, the Board established the following 
salaries: Superintendent, $1700; High School Princi- 
pal, $1250.00: North Grammar, $800.00. 

June 19th, it was ordered that estimates for work on 
the new school building be made on the 1st Wednes- 
day of each month, as the work progresses. 

June 20th, it was ordered that those teachers who 
have taught in the Steuben ville Public Schools less 
than one year, receive $35 00 per month ; those who 
have taught one year or more to receive $37.50, and 
those who have taught two years or more in succession, 
$40.00 per month. 

July 10th, 1872, the Board of Education of Steuben- 
ville Township, held a meeting with Joseph W. Hill 
president. 

After consultation the Township Board agreed to 
transfer for school purposes, the funds and territory be- 
longing to school district Nos. 3, 4 and 6 of said town- 
ship, to the Board of Education of the City of Steuben- 
ville Independent District No. 5. 

Such action being taken in view of the transfer ot 
most of the territory in those districts to the jurisdic- 
tion of said Board of Steubenville Independent Dis- 
trict No. 5, by the annexation thereof to the City of 
Steubenville; and with the understanding that such 
parts of those districts as have not been annexed shall 
be entitled to all the privileges and benefits of said 
schools. 

Commencing for boundary of the same, on the Ohio 
River at S. E. corner of Sec. 28, Range 1, Township 2, 
running thence with the south boundary line of said 
section to S. W. corner thereof, thence north along the 
west boundary line of said section to the N. E. corner 
of the land belonging to John Wilson, thence in a N. 



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W. direction along the south boundary line of the land 
of Ellis Biekerstaff, Isaac Vankirk, Chas. Martin and 
John H. Miller to the south corner of the said John 
II. Miller's land, thence with the said line to the IS. E. 
corner of John Martin's land, thence in a S. W. direc- 
tion along the south boundary of the land of John 
Martin and O. J. Williams, to the corner of the 
said O. J. Williams' land in the line between Cross 
Creek and Stenbenville Township, thence north with 
the township line to Wills' creek to the Ohio River, 
thence down the Ohio River to the place of beginning. 

July 10th, 1872, the Board of Steubenville Independ- 
ent District No. 5, concurred in the action of the 
Board of Education of Steubenville Township trans- 
ferring for school purposes the funds and territory of 
school district No. 3, 4 and 6 of said township, to Inde- 
pendent School District No. 5. 

Aug. 1st, Mr. W. H. Garrett was employed to teach 
the school at Fisher's Run, at a salary of $550.00 for 
the term of ten months. 

Oct. 12th, 1872, the old house on the corner of Dock 
street and Jail alley, was offered for sale to the highest 
bidder, and was sold to Auld & Conger for the sum of 
eighty-two dollars ($82.) 

Oct. 16th, the Board articled with John McCracken 
for the purchase of the school property on Third street 
between North and Dock Streets. 

Dec. 18th the Board ordered the purchase of a bell 
for the North School building, of weight not less than 
1500 pounds, and John S. Patterson was instructed to 
ascertain the cost of such bell. 

On January 1st, 1873, the Clerk of the Board was in- 
structed to employ a surveyor to lay out and plat suit- 
able sized lots, and to show on said piat where any 



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streets are to pass through the Seventh street school 
property. 

Ou the 27th of January, 1873, Joseph Hall, the 
Clerk, was instructed to advertise tor bids for the sale 
of the Seventh street school property, as follows: 

First, all of the said property as a whole, as shown 
by a plot made by Joseph Rickey. 

Second, lot No. 2 being 55 feet front on Seventh 
street, and about 322 feet west to the east line of High- 
land Avenue. 

Third, lot No. 3, 59 feet front, and about 322 feet 
west to the east line of Highland Avenue, containing 
the old Academy building. 

Fourth, lot No. 4, 59 feet front, and about 322 feet 
west to the east line of Highland Avenue, containing 
the new school building. 

At this meeting the Board passed a resolution that 
the President appoint each month, during the school 
term, a committee of two members, whose duty it 
should be to visit, at least once in each month, every 
school under their charge. 

Feb. 9th, 1873, Mr. C. F. Martin asked of the Board 
permission to use the Rolling Mill school house for 
teaching a writing school for his own private use. 

The Board, after deliberating on the subject, resolved 
that the school house under their charge should not be 
used for other than common school purposes. 

Feb. 19th the Seventh street school property was ad- 
vertised to be offered for sale March 18th, 1873. At 
this time the property was offered for sale as a whole 
at the front door of the Court House, the highest 
bid being $7,350. The property was then offered for 



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sale in separate parts, and sold to the following per- 
sons : 

Win. A. Clark bought the part containing the new 
school building, fronting on Seventh street 59 feet, and 
running buck 327 feet to Highland Avenue, for 
$3,375.00. 

The lot containing the old Academy building, front- 
ing on Seventh street and running back to Highland 
avenue 327 feet, was sold to McFeeley & Rickey for 
$2,300. 

The remaining lots on the South Side, 55 feet on 
Seventh street, was sold to Joseph Baltzell for $1,050.00, 
and one of 55 feet on Seventh street, to Auld & Con- 
ger for $1,025.00. 

March 19th, 1873, the lot on Third street, No. 397, 
in Ross' addition, was purchased from John McCrack- 
en for the sum of $6,500.00. 

The Clerk was authorized to employ a surveyor to 
run lines at Academy addition, so that it might, be re- 
corded, and also enable him to make deeds to the pur- 
chasers of same; also to get Highland Avenue in shape 
for dedication to the city, as well as the five feet re- 
served off the west side of Seventh street, at day of 
sale, March, 18th, 1873. 

April 9th, 1873, Joseph Hall, as Clerk, was allowed 
$300.00 for his services for the year ending April 8th, 
1873. 

April 16th, the Board contracted with F. A. Hare to 
place in the North school building, new boilers, all 
complete except setting, for the sum of $5,000.00. 

Geo. H. Grant & Co., of Richmond, Inch, were 
awarded the contract to furnish the North school build- 
ing with desks, tables, &c, for $1,818.10, less 5 per cent 



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All bonds issued by the Board about this time, were 
at 7| and 8 per cent interest. 

May 22d, 1873, an order was issued to W. R. Peters 
for $300.00 in part as fees as Treasurer of School 
Board. 

The directors at this time were Jacob Coble, A. J. 
Fickes, Joseph Hall, Dr. H. W. Nelson, John S. Pat- 
terson and W. R. Peters. 

Win. A. Hukill was employed to act as janitor of the 
North school building, at a salary of $600.00 per year. 

The assessments for school purposes this year, 1873, 
was $35,866.00. 

The plat ordered to be made of the Academy 
grounds, was finished by Mr. Joseph M. Rickey on 
August 5th, 1873, was accepted and recorded. 

Statement of Receipts and Disbursements of the 
Board for the year ending August 30th, 1873: 

Receipts from all funds, $90,475.46. 

DISBURSEMENTS. 

Tuition $15,797 77 

Sites and building 40,455 41 

Paid on Int., and redemption of bonds 10,054 88 

Fuel and other contingent expenses 11,844 88 

Total $78,152 94 

Balance on hand Sept. 1st, 1873 $12,322.52 

Bonded indebtedness to elate : 

Old bonds for South School House $14,249 94 

New bonds " " 48,293 66 

Total $62,543 60 
The enumeration of school children this year was: 

Total white 3715 

" colored 155 

Aggregate 3870 



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Mr. M. R. Andrews, Superintendent, was ordered to 
purchase twenty-live dollars' worth of suitable reading 
matter for the use of the schools. 

January 21st, 1874, the Visiting Committee reported 
that they had visited the South schools, and found 
them in a flourishing condition, the order being gener- 
ally good, and they found a number of rooms over- 
crowded, and not enough seats to accommodate all. 
The committee also found the same condition at the 
North school — overcrowded and not enough seats. 

The Building Committee was ordered to ascertain 
the number of seats and desks needed, and to purchase 
the same. 

The subject of Night School came up for action, and 
Superintendent Andrews reported that he had the 
names of twenty-five pupils enrolled. The whole mat- 
ter was placed in the hands of the Superintendent, 
with power to employ teachers, and attend to all other 
matters pertaining to the same. 

Feb. 4th, 1874, Mr. D. W. Matlack was confirmed as 
teacher of the night school at Third street school build- 
ing, at thirty dollars per month, twenty nights to the 
month. 

March 4th, Mr. Coble and Dr. Nelson visited the 
South and North school buildings, and found the 
schools in good condition with the exception of one, 
in the South building, which school was somewhat 
demoralized. 

March 20th, the night school was discontinued until 
further orders. 

May 4th, M. R. Andrews was appointed Superintend- 
ent of schools for one year, salary, seventeen hundred 
dollars. 

The levy on the taxable property of the district for 
prolonging the Public Schools, was 7 mills on the dol- 
lar. 



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June 15th, 1874, the following- salaries were estab- 
lished for the years 1874 and 1875: 

Superintendent, M. R. Andrews $1,700 00 

Principal of High School, A. M. Rowe 1,400 00 

North Grammar, D. W. Matlack 1,100 00 

1st ass't High School, Miss Oella Patterson... 750 00 

2d " " Miss Annie N. Gilmore 600 00 

German, Rev. Geo. Pfuhl 350 00 

Composition, Miss Mary Ridgley 500 00 

South Grammar, Elvira O'Neal 550 00 

" " Lizzie Neill 450 00 

No. 8, South Grammar, Miss Julia Linn 400 00 

" 7 " " Miss Rachel McCarroll.... 400 00 

" 6 " " " Alacia Keith 400 00 

" 5 " " " Nannie Hayes 350 00 

" 4 " " " Mallie Clemmans.... 350 00 

" 3 " " » Mary Hill 350 00 

" 2 " " " Emma Burgess 400 00 

" 1 " " Mrs. Annie Devoir 450 00 

North " Miss Maggie Sutherland.. 450 00 

No. 8, " " " Lizzie Loomis 400 00 

" 7 " " " Hettie Semple 400 00 

" 6 " " " Sarah Marion 400 00 

" 5 " " " Alice McEldery 400 00 

" 4 " " " Lizzie Lisby 375 00 

" 3 " " " Annie Dohrman 375 00 

*" 2 " " " Sarah Brown 375 00 

'" 1 " " " Maria Patterson 375 00 

Third Street Grammar, Miss Dora J. Evans... 400 00 

" " D. S. Bruce, Intermediate 500 00 

Rolling Mill, Miss Martha Leslie 600 00 

" " Nettie Kendall 375 00 

Fisher's, W. H. Garrett 750 00 

" assistant, Mrs. Mary Garrett 200 00 

Jacksonville, A. F. Matlack 550 00 

Conductor of Music, O. B. Kerlin 500 00 



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The resignation of Miss Martha Whitaker was ac- 
cepted, with regrets of the Board in losing such a suc- 
cessful and able teacher. 

August 17th, the Board contracted with the Steuben- 
ville Coal and Mining Company for ten thousand 
bushels of coal to be delivered to the different school 
buildings, at seven dollars per hundred bushels. 

Sept. 1st, the receipts and expenditures for the year 
ending August 31st, 1874, were as follows : 

Receipts $55,236 11 

Expenditures: Tuition $17,106 25 

Int. and redemption of bonds... 18,188 25 
Contingent expenses 5,682 25 $40,976 76 



$14,259 35 

Balance in special fund $14,030 05 

Teachers' fund 229 50 



$14,259 35 

Bonds issued by the Board $34,733 72 

Bonds and bills payable by former Board 14,249 94 

Total liabilities $48,983 66 

Liabilities Sept. 1st, 1873 62,543 60 

Reduced during the year 13,559 94 

The cost of the building on the corner of Dock and 
Fourth streets, including lot, construction, heating and 
furnishing house, together with grading, paving, fenc- 
ing and beautifying the grounds, was $52,009.34. 

Oct. 5th, Rev. Grace was elected teacher of the night 
school, at thirty-five dollars per month. 

April 5th, 1875, a petition was received from the 
residents at the Fisher's Run School, asking for a new 
and more commodious building, which was referred to 



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the Building Committee, whose report on the subject 
was laid on the table. 

June 7th, the Building Committee was instructed to 
get up plans and estimates for the repairs and eleva- 
tion of Fisher's Run school house, and report, which 
was done on June 21st, and the 28th set for opening 
the bids. The following bids were presented : 

FOR CARPENTER WORK. 

McCoy & Cornelius $ 681 70 

W. L. Grafton 458 00 

Thompson & Porter 458 13 

Jacob Walker 469 97 

John Attig 467 00 

A. P. Biles 500 00 

FOR THE WHOLE IMPROVEMENT. 

J. A. Bonsai $1125 00 

B. P. Travis 1118 02 

The contract for the carpenter work was awarded to 
W. L. Grafton; plastering to Wm. C. Myers for $75.00; 
painting to Taggart and Boyd for $50.00 ; brick work 
to Fickes & Kells for $345.00 ; the whole amounting to 
$928.00. 

July 19th, the Board purchased from George II. 
Grant & Co., of Richmond, Ind., one hundred and 
twenty No. 2 Rustic seats, at $3.63 each, and ten backs, 
at $2.50 per seat. 

Feb. 7th, 1876, the following committees were ap- 
pointed to visit the City Public Schools at their earliest 
convenience, and report to the Board, in writing, as to 
the condition of the schools, in order, deportment, ad- 
vancement, method and spirit: 

Messrs. J. S. Maxwell, John Orr, David Johnson, Si\, 
for the Fourth Ward school, including the Colored. 



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Rev. Thos. D Pitts, Joseph Beatty, Sr., and Parker 
A. Elson, for South school. 

Rev. Gruber and Jacob Fisher for Fisher's school. 

Edward Canby and Henry Opperman for Rolling 
Mill school. 

Lewis Armstrong and C. C. Jordon for Jackson- 
ville. 

The committees visited the schools, and from the 
North school they proceeded from room to room and 
reported the schools to be, in their opinion, ably and ef- 
ficiently managed ; the teachers dignified, diligent and 
faithful, and the scholars under the best discipline, 
yielding willing obedience to wholesome restraint — 
highly creditable to themselves and the management. 

The best of order existed in all the sehools visited by 
them, and they deemed especially worthy of note, the 
feeling of mutual love and confidence existing between 
teachers and pupils in all of the rooms. 

The large daily attendanee and anxiety of all schol- 
ars to be prompt, added to the actual love of school on 
the part of pupils (a love as marked with the youngest 
as in others older) was worthy of the highest praise, 
and fully shows the superiority of the new order of 
things, as compared with their school days. 

The care taken in ventilating the school rooms dur- 
ing recess, was deemed worthy of note and approval. 

The progress made by the scholars gave them much 
gratification — many showing a degree of advancement 
that would do credit to their seniors. 

Speaking of method — the improvement made here 
was very astonishing. With the instruction in arith- 
metic, pronunciation and geography, they were greatly 
pleased. The maps and other drawings were especially 
interesting to them. 



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But they regretted to give it as their opinion, that 
the method of teaching writing in the school had not 
kept pace with the other branches, and recommended 
that the matter be closely looked after by the Superin- 
tendent and teachers. 

They could not but express their pleasure and satis- 
faction at the success attained by many of the pupils 
in the knowledge of music; and they heartily endorsed 
the Board of Education and Superintendent in the in- 
troduction of this very pleasing and refining branch of 
study into our Public schools. 

On visiting the Colored school they fouud the same 
degree of proficiency as in the other schools. 

They recommended that committees like theirs, num- 
bering four or more for each district, be appointed 
three times each scholastic year. By the frequency of 
such visits, the scholars would cease to be nonplussed 
on such occasions, and much encouragement be given 
to both teachers and pupils. 

April 8th, 1876, Dr. H. W. Nelson had been re-elect- 
ed a member of the Board, and being absent in the 
State of Iowa, was notified by the Clerk, of his elec- 
tion. He thereupon presented himself to the proper 
authority in the city of Keokuk, and took the oath of 
office. On the 10th day of April the Clerk received a 
copy of the oath of office, and on the 17th the Board 
reorganized. 

June 5th, the pupils of the High School petitioned 
the Board to issue tickets for admittance to com- 
mencement, Friday night, June 16th, 1876, which seems 
to be the first tickets issued for the school commence- 
ments. 

Mr. Jas. Hammond was employed as teacher of the 
Colored High School, at $600.00 per year. 



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Miss Sutherland was elected as first assistant in High 
School, salary $750.00; Annie N. Gilmore, 2d assistant, 
salary $600.00; Anna Moncrieff, 3d assistant, salary 
$450.00. 

Miss Semple was employed as teacher at $400.00 per 
year. 

Prof. O. B. Kerlin was employed as teacher of Music 
in the schools, at $500.00 per year. 

This year the Board assessed five mills on the taxa- 
ble property for school purposes. 

D. S. Bruce was continued as teacher in the Colored 
school. 

June 16th, 1876. J. M. Fisher has, by articles of 
agreement and Warantee Deed signed to the Board of 
Education, the right to pass and repass in going to and 
returning from the school premises, over all that cer- 
tain strip of land lying on the North side of the lot 
conveyed by said Jacob M. Fisher and wife to the 
Methodist Episcopal church, by Deed dated July 19th, 
1870, and recorded in the Recorder's office of this coun- 
ty, in record of Deeds R. No. 2. at page 458 and 486, 
and between said lot and the land formerly owned by 
John H. Miller, being 56 feet in length, and about 30 
feet in width, said right to be exercised and enjoyed in 
common with the Methodist Episcopal church afore- 
said. See Deed, recorded for the aforesaid premises. 

June 19th, 1876, the Board of Education received an 
invitation for the schools to participate in the Centen- 
nial Celebration on July 4th, 1876, which the Board ac- 
cepted. 

The Commencement exercises of the schools were 
held in Gray and Garrett's Hall. 

July 3d, the Board of Education ordered that flags 
be bought for the High School building, and North 



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Fourth Street building, to be unfurled on the morning 
of the 4th of July, 1876, and all other patriotic holi- 
days. 

Sept. 9th, 1876, the Board held a special meeting, 
for the purpose of taking suitable action in regard to 
the death of Andrew J. Fickes, who had been a mem- 
ber of the Board for four years. 

The Board passed resolutions commendatory of his 
usefulness and efficiency as a member of the Board, 
and his good and Christian acts should always hold a 
high place in the remembrance of the Board. 

The schools were closed on the day of the funeral, 
and the Board attended in a body. 

The flags were displayed at half mast from the North 
and South School buildings, and the bells were rung a 
half hour before the funeral, and tolled during the 
moving of the funeral cortege. 

Sept. 18th, George G. Bright was employed as a 
teacher of German in the schools, at a salary of $350.00 
per year. 

Oct. 2d, M. L. Miller was appointed to fill the vacan- 
cy caused by the death of A. J. Fickes. Oct. 5th, Mr. 
Miller was duly qualified as a member of the Board. 

Dec. 4th, C. S. Slocum was engaged to teach writing 
in the schools for two months, at a salary of one hun- 
dred and twenty-five dollars per mouth. 

March 13th, 1877, the Board met in special session, 
to take suitable action on the death of Mr. Jacob Co- 
ble, a member of the Board, and passed the following 
Resolution : 

Resolved, That by the death of Mr. Coble, the 
Board of Education of the City of Steubenville has 
sustained a great loss, and the community a tried and 
incorruptible public servant, and that the Board attend 
the funeral of the deceased. 



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May2lst, it was found the school room was inade- 
quate to supply the demand of the pupils of school age. 

Hence the Board asked the privilege of building a 
new house, at an expense of $30,000.00, including fur- 
niture. 

An election was ordered to he held June 2d, 1877, and 
resulted in the following vote: 

Votes cast 1070 — 378 for a new building, and 685 
against it, leaving a majority of 307 against a new 
building. 

June 4th, Mr. C. H. Spaulding offered a resolution 
discontinuing the teaching of German in the Public 
school the coming year, unless petitioned for, accord- 
ing to law. 

Mr. Nelson and Spaulding voted yea, and Hall, 
Traut, Blackburn and Patterson voting nay; the reso- 
lution was lost. 

June 13th, Mr. Blackburn moved a reconsideration 
of the motion, seconded by Mr. Train. 

The motion was reconsidered, and Mr. Spauldiug re- 
newed his motion which was carried ; yeas, Messrs. 
Blackburn, Hall, Nelson, Spaulding and Traut; nays, 
J. S. Patterson. 

June 18th, it was ordered that an addition be built 
to the west end of the Rolling Mill school building, 25 
by 47 feet, and in pursuance to notice given, the follow- 
ing bids were received : 

Frank I). Thompson $818 00 

Jos. I). Porter 674 80 

B. L. Hitting 635 00 

H. & J. Thompson 720 00 

John Attig 660 00 

W. H. Wey 800 00 

July 2d, 1877, a petition containing 150 names was 
presented to the Board, requesting that German be 



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taught in the Public schools. On motion the petition 
was laid on the table, and on the 16th was taken up 
and referred to a committee of two, Messrs. Traut and 
Nelson, to report thereon. 

August 6th, 1877, the committee on German peti- 
tion reported that they found 102 names appended are 
bona-jide freeholders, and that said freeholders repre- 
sent 47 children whom they wish instructed in the 
German language. Signed Nelson and Traut. No 
further action was taken. 

It would seem that Mr. Bright was continued as 
teacher of German, although there is no record of such 
action until May 6th, 1878, when the Board settled 
with Mr. Bright in full for services as German teacher. 

Mr. Traut resigned his position as member of the 
Board, to take effect April 1st, 1878. The members of 
the Board, at this time, were elected for three years. 

June 3d, 1878, Dr. Nelson offered a resolution leav- 
ing off the following studies in the High School : 
Greek, Latin, Bookkeeping, Trigonometry and the sev- 
enth and eighth books of Geometry, and after consid- 
erable discussion the matter was laid on the table for 
further consideration. 

June 17th, Harper's Geography was introduced into 
the schools. 

July 1st, the Board passed a rule preventing the col- 
lection of money from the children for any purpose 
whatever. 

July 1st, 1878, Dr. Nelson's resolution of June 3d, 
was taken up, and items voted upon separately, and 
was lost. 

August 19th, 1878, a petition was presented to 
the Board, asking that German be taught in the Pub- 



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lie Schools. The petition was referred back for correc- 
tion, to conform with the law. 

Sept. 2d, the petition was again presented to the 
Board, and was referred to the committee on Teachers 
and Discipline, and if they found the petition according 
to law, to provide a teacher accordingly. 

Oct. 21st, Mr. M. R. Andrews, Superintendent, made 
a very elaborate report, giving the condition of the 
Public Schools, and the vagrant children who swarm 
the streets with no particular object in view as relates 
to their future education and occupation. 

March 3rd, 1879, Mr. J. M. Barclay was directed to 
prepare a map of School District No. 5, at a cost of 



April 1st, Mr. M. R. Andrews tendered his resigna- 
tion as Superintendent of the Public Schools, which 
was accepted, and appropriate resolutions passed, con- 
gratulating Marietta College on having procured the 
services and citizenship of a man, who, as Superintend- 
of our Public Schools for a period of nine years, gave to 
this community perfect satisfaction in his position; a 
man whose influence in the community was of the 
highest order. 

At this time there was a night school sustained by 
the Board at an expense of $400.00 per year. 

May 19th, 1879, the Board elected Mr. Henry N. 
Mertz Superintendent of our Public Schools, at a sal- 
ary of $1,500. 

Mr. Mertz was notified of his election, and on May 
22d, notified the Board that he would accept the posi- 
tion at the salary named, for the school year of 1879 
and 1880. 

The following was the corps of teachers when Mr. 
Mertz took charge of the schools : 



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HIGH SCHOOL. 

Principal, Alex. M. Rowe $1,300 00 

1st assistant, Margaret W. Sutherland 750 00 

2d " Annie N. Gilmore 600 00 

3d " Ella Young 450 00 

SOUTH SCHOOL. 

A and B Grammar, Elvira O'Neal 550 00 

" Lizzie Neill, assistant 450 00 

C " Rebecca Hull 450 00 

No. 8, Mallie Clemmans 400 00 

" 8 ass't, Mollie McCauslen 300 00 

" 7 Dora Cochran 400 00 

" 6 Rachel McCarroll 400 00 

" 5 Lizzie M. Neill 375 00 

" 4 V. F. Saunders 375 00 

" 1, 2 & 3 Anna H. Devoir 500 00 

Louisa Draper, 3d assistant '. 300 00 

Nettie Kendall, 2d " 300 00 

Jennie Crewson, 1st Div. No. 1 300 00 

Mattie Sutherland, 2d " 1 300 00 

NORTH SCHOOL. 

Principal, D. W. Matlack 1,000 00 

A and B Grammar, Sallie P. Kells 450 00 

1st C " Anna Moncrieff. 450 00 

2d C " Nannie Hayes 450 00 

No. 8, Dessa Moreland 400 00 

" 7 Anna M Cox 400 00 

" 6 Anna Moore ?75 00 

" 5 Anna D. Dohrman 400 00 

" 4 Julia C. Linn 400 00 

" 3 Angie S. Hall 400 00 

" 2 Dora J. Evans 400 00 

" 1 1st Div. Nellie H. McCauslen 400 00 

" 1 2d " Sarah F. Browne 450 00 

COLORED SCHOOL. 

Grammar, Mary A. Hill 450 00 

Primary (and janitor), D. S. Bruce 450 00 



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ROLLING MILL SCHOOL. 

C and I) Grammar, and Prin., M. J. Leslie (500 00 

B " C Primary, Lizzie N. Parish 375 00 

D Primary, Lizzie R. Dungan 375 00 

fisher's school. 
C and D Grammar, A and B Primary and 

janitor, Wm. H. Garrett 750 00 

C and I) Primary, Mary C. Garrett 400 00 

J A' ksonville school. 
D Grammar, D Primary and janitor, Albert 

F. Matlack 450 00 

German special, Otto Fuchs 400 00 

July 7th, 1879, Supt. II. N. Mertz was elected a mem- 
ber of the City Board of School Examiners, to fill the 
vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Supt. M. R. 
Andrews. 

The following resolution was adopted by the Board, 
July 21st, 1879: 

Resolved, That the Eclectic Educational Series, 
namely, McGuffey's readers and spellers, White's Arith- 
metic, Harvey's Grammar, Eclectic Geographies, Ec- 
lectic copy books, be adopted for uniform use in the 
schools of the city, for three years, in pursuance of Sec. 
52 of the School Laws. 

Van Antwerp, Bragg & Co., were to furnish the se- 
ries at reduced prices, and guarantee no advance in 
price, but the benefit of a decline, if there be any. 

August 4th, 1879, the Board purchased a lot adjoin- 
ing the Rolling Mill school property on the north, 
from Mr. Aldridge for the sum of $500.00. A mort- 
gage on the property was cancelled and lifted, and a 
clear deed given to the Board of Education. 

Oct. 6th, F. S. Fry, who had been previously ap- 
pointed to take the annual school census, made his 



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report to tlie Board of Education, showing the num- 
ber of youth in the city between the age of 6 and 21 
years, to be 5846. 

Nov. 3d, Webster's New Academic Dictionary was 
purchased, one copy for each room not already supplied. 

January 5th, 1880, the subject of a night school was 
taken up by the Board, and after some discussion the 
Superintendent was instructed to employ a teacher, 
and commence the school at once. 

Feb. 2d, J 880, Mr. A. B. Reamer, agent for C. E. 
Dickinson & Co., was present at a meeting of the 
Board, in the interest of the Mac Vicar Tellurian 
Globes, and having the globes on exhibition, the mem- 
bers of the Board decided to purchase one, at a cost of 
$50.00, for use in the South school building. 

Feb. 16th, Superintendent Mertz submitted a report 
of the schools for the month of January, 1880, and for 
the term beginning Sept. 1st, 1879, and ending January 
30th, 1880, showing the large number of pupils perfect 
in attendance, neither absent nor tardy, during Jan- 
uary, to be 1035, out of an enrollment of 1872, and 
asked that a Roll of Honor, of all such, be printed, and 
a copy be given to each pupil whose name appears on 
the roll — and requested that proper blanks be printed 
for monthly reports to all parents, believing that such 
reports would have a good effect on all pupils, who 
need some such stimulant to study. The report was 
duly received, and the recommendations adopted, and 
2500 blank reports ordered printed. 

Feb. 24th, Miss Dessa Moreland resigned her posi- 
tion as teacher in the Public Schools, and Miss Anna 
Moore was elected to fill the vacancy. 

Miss Lucy E. Curfman was appointed to till the va- 
cancy caused by Miss Moore's promotion. 



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Miss Carrie Wolcott, Miss Lizzie P. Beck and Miss 
Jossie Hammond were named as Supernumerary Teach- 
ers, at a salary of $20.00 per month, and be assigned 
positions by the Superintendent, as needed in the 
schools. 

March 15th, Miss Anna D. Dohrman resigned her po- 
sition as teacher, and Miss Virginia F. Saunders was 
appointed to till the vacancy, and Miss Lou Draper was 
transferred to till the vacancy caused by the trasfer of 
Miss Saunders, and Miss Lizzie 1'. Beck, Supernumer- 
ary, was elected as teacher of Assistant C Primary, 
South, in the room vacated by Miss Draper, at a salary 
of $25.00 per month, and Miss Carrie Dohrman was 
selected as a Supernumerary, at $20.00 per month, to 
supply by assignment of the Superintendent. 

April 19th, 1880, the Superintendent reported to the 
Board that the night school was closed on Friday, 
April 16th, the attendance having fallen so low as not 
to justify its continuance. 

May 3d, 1880, Miss Lou Draper resigned her position 
as teacher, and Miss Carrie Wolcott, Supernumerary, 
was elected to take the place of Miss Draper, and Miss 
Nettie Leech selected as Supernumerary in place of 
Miss Carrie Wolcott, at a salary of $20.00 per month. 

The following appointments were made for the 
school year of 1880 and 1881 : 

Superintendent, Henry N. Mertz $1,600 

SOUTH SCHOOL. 

Principal, Alex. M. Rowe 1,400 

1st assistant, High School, Jas. M. Hammond 650 

2d " " Annie N. Gilmore 600 

3d « « Ella Young 500 



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A and B Grammar, Elvira O'Neal $ 550 

" " Lizzie Neill 450 

C " Rebecca Hull 450 

Ass't C " Mollie McCauslen 400 

I) " Mallie Clemmans 400 

A prim., 1st Div., Dora Cochrau 400 

" 2d " Rachel McCarel 400 

B " 1st " Lizzie M. Neill 400 

2d " Carrie Wolcott 375 

B and C primary, Anna II. Devoir 500 

Ass't C " Lucy E. Curfman 250 

" " Nettie Kendall 300 

Ass't 1st Div. D primary, Lizzie P. Beck 250 

" 2d " « « Mattie Sutherland 300 

NORTH SCHOOL. 

Principal, A and B Grammar, D. W. Matlack.... $1,100 

A and B Grammar, Sallie P. Kells 450 

1st C " Nannie Hayes 450 

2d C " Anna Moncrieff. 450 

D " Anna Moore 400 

1st Div. A Primary, V. F. Saunders 400 

2d " A " Anna M. Cox 400 

1st " B " Nellie II. McCauslen 400 

2d " B « Julia C.Linn 400 

1st " C " Angie S.Hall 400 

2d ". C " Dora J. Evans 400 

1st " I) " Lizzie A. Parrish 400 

2d " D " Sarah F. Browne 450 

ROLLING MILL SCHOOL. 

C and D Gram, and A Primary, Martha J. Leslie. 600 

B and C Primary, Lizzie R. Dungan 400 

D Primary, Jennie Crewson 375 

fisher's school. 

C & D Gram, and A & B Prim. ) -. T7 - TT ,, f7CA 

t T ., V W. 11. Garrett.. 750 
and Janitor, J 

C and D Primary, Mary C. Garrett 400 



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JACKSONVILLE SCHOOL. 

D Gram., 1) Prim. & Janitor, Josie Hammond.... 400 

COLORED SCHOOL. 

Grammar, Mary A. Hill 500 

Primary and Janitor, David S. Bruce 450 

SPECIAL TEACHER. 

German, Otto Fuchs 400 

Nov. 6th, the Board passed appropriate resolutions 
on the death of John S. Patterson, a member of the 
Board, and ordered that the flags be displayed at half 
mast, the schools dismissed, and the Board attend the 
funeral in a body. 

Nov. 15th, the Board established a night school, to 
commence the first Monday in December, and to be dis- 
continued when the average weekly attendance fell 
below twenty. 

Peter Perrine was elected teacher of night school, at 
twenty-five dollars per month, and allowed two dollars 
per month for janitor's fees. 

Feb. 7th, 1881, the Board appointed a committee to 
investigate the workings of the Literary Society of the 
High School. On the 21st the committee reported, and 
recommended the continuance of the Society under 
proper regulations. The committee was continued, to 
report proper rules for the regulation of the society, 
and on March 7th, reported the following: 

A Literary Society may hold meetings in the High 
School room on Friday evenings, under the supervision 
of a Board of Control, consisting of the Superintend- 
ent and teachers of the High School. 

Feb. 22d, the Superintendent reported to the Board 
the closing of the night school for want of attendance. 



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March 21st, Mr. Wilting was employed to teach pen- 
manship in the Public Schools at. $38.57 per month, for 
two hours daily, and one hour weekly to instruct the 
teachers. 

April 18th, 1881, Messrs. Peters, McLaughlin and 
Blackburn were appointed to draft rules governing the 
School Library. On May 2d the committee reported 
rules, as published in the annual report of the Board of 
Education. 

June 20th, Judge Robert Martin was re-elected 
School Examiner for the city. 

Sept. 22d, 1881, in consequence of the death of 
President Jas. A. Garfield, the Board recommended 
that the teachers hold appropriate memorial services 
on Friday afternoon, and the Hags and buildings be 
draped in mourning, and the schools dismissed on 
Monday, and the bells be muffled and tolled for half an 
hour before, and half an hour after the meeting of cit- 
izens for memorial services. 

May 16th, 1882, the Board instituted the Normal, or 
Training School, for the purpose of preparing teach- 
ers for work, and gave notice that no teacher would be 
employed who had not passed through the Normal 
class, but the fact of doing so, would not entitle anyone 
to any claim on the Board. The advantages gained 
were considered sufficient for the services rendered. 

At this time it seems that neither reading nor pen- 
manship were taught in any grade of the High School, 
and it was the opinion of some of the Board that these 
branches should be taught throughout the entire course. 

On June 5th, the Board required that an additional 
teacher be employed in the High School, to put into 
execution the Normal, or Training school, and that 



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this teacher, or a teacher of the High School, be re- 
quired to teach reading and penmanship, and matters 
pertaining to the Normal class generally. 

By order of the Board, Greek was dropped as a 
study in the High School. 

July 2d, school was discontinued in the Jacksonville 
district, and the building offered for sale. 

July 17th, Mr. D. W. Matlack's resignation as Prin- 
cipal of the North School, was offered and accepted. 

On recommendation of the Superintendent, Apple- 
ton's and McGuffey's Charts were purchased for the 
primary schools. 

Dr. E. Pearce, W. H. Mooney and Dr. II. W.Nelson 
were appointed to examine the sanitary condition of 
the school buildings. 

August 7th, Dr. E. Pearce resigned, and Dr. B. H. 
Fisher was appointed to fill the vacancy. 

At this meeting of the Board, Mr. A. M. Lyons was 
elected as Principal of the North Grammar School, at 
a salary of eleven hundred dollars. 

Sept. 4th, 1882, the Clerk reported the condition of 
the finances : 

Receipts from all sources #44,612 10 

Total expenditures 28,233 73 

Balance Sept. 1st, $16,378 37 

Special report of Library Fund: 

Total receipts $1,042 75 

Total expenditures 799 80 

Balance $ 242 95 

Sept. 18th, Haven's Mental Philosophy was adopted 
for use in the Normal School, also the purchase of 



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three copies of the National Encyclopedia, one for 
High School, and one each for the North and South 
Grammar schools, at a cost of $9.50 per copy. 

Ahout this time tenor drums were introduced in the 
schools for regulating the entrance and exit of pupils. 

There was a Literary Society in the High School 
that flourished for some time, but on Dec. 2d the school 
buildings were closed against them. 

January 15th, 1883, Mr. Rowe petitioned the Board 
for extra pay, for the additional work he had to per- 
form. The Board allowed him $90.00 per year for 
teaching 45 minutes daily, over regular time. 

April 26th, a joint meeting of the Board of this city, 
and the Board of Independent District No. 2, of Is- 
land Creek Township, was held, at which School Dis- 
trict No. 5 relinquished its rights to certain property 
and families in the vicinity of Mill vale. By so doing, 
District No. 2 could establish a school at or near that 
place. Maps of the same were drawn, one deposited 
with the Auditor, and the other with the Board, mak- 
ing the transfer of the following parcels of lands: 

Wm. Speaker's Heirs 62 acres. 

H. Paul 37| " 

J. Yocum's Heirs 40i •« 

Wm. Speaker 7 " 

Thos. Moreland 10 

All of which having formerly been within our spe- 
cial District, and subject to taxation for school purpo- 
ses. 

May 7th, 1883, the High School Class A requested 
diplomas, instead of the certificates of graduation, 
heretofore issued by the Board, which was referred to 
a special committee that reported in favor of granting 



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the request, and that the Board issue certificates to the 
graduates without the grade being marked on them, 
which was unanimously adopted. 

May 21st, the necessity for providing new school 
buildings for the better accommodation of pupils in the 
near future, was freely discussed by the members of 
the Board, several reasons being assigned why the 
Board should not delay in taking the proper steps to 
have suitable buildings provided at an early day : 

1st. The Sanitary Committee appointed to examine 
the school buildings, North and South, condemned the 
basement rooms of the same, as being unfit for school 
purposes. 

2nd. And again because the location of the the 
Third Street and the Old Church school rooms were not 
as desirable as might be, on account of their proximity 
to the North and South buildings, and also on account 
of the structure and internal arrangement of the build- 
ings themselves. 

The crowded condition of the rooms and the ratio of 
increase of new pupils (as judging from the past) re- 
minded the Board of the necessity of bringing the 
matter before the citizens, and asking them to author- 
ize the building of two additional school houses for the 
accommodation and comfort of the children. 

The Board appointed a committee consisting of 
Messrs. Maxwell, McCurdy and McLaughlin, to take 
the proper steps to submit the question to the people. 

May 25th, the committee made an extended report on 
the situation of things in general, and estimated that 
the sites and buildings would eost about $25,000, and 
gave notice for a special election to be held on Satur- 
day, the 9th day of June, 1883, at the office of B. M. 
Sharp on Fourth street. 



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At this time the election was held, with the follow- 
ing result: There were 636 votes cast; 564 votes for, 
and 72 votes against, making a majority in favor of the 
school houses, of 492. 

July 2d, the Building Committee reported the site on 
the corner of Fifth street and Madison Avenue as a 
suitable location for school purposes. 

The Board adopted their recommendation, and or- 
dered them to contract with J. B. Salmon, the owner 
of the property, for the sum of $3,500.00. 

The committee also recommended the property west 
of Jas. McDevitt's property on Adams street, between 
Adams and South streets, belonging to the Steuben- 
villc Coal and Mining Company, and they were author- 
ized to purchase the same from Robert Sherrard, Jr., 
at a cost not to exceed $3,500.00. 

July 16th, the plans and specifications for the new 
school houses were presented by Mr. George Fickes, 
and after several changes being made, the plans were 
adopted as amended, for the Madison Avenue school 
building, and bids were advertised for, according to 
the plans and specifications. 

June 6th $12,500.00 of school bonds were sold to 
Sherrard & Mooney, they being the highest bidders. 

August 20th, 1883, the two sites were paid for, and 
deeds procured and recorded. 

The contract for building and completing the school 
house on Fifth street and Madison Avenue, was award- 
ed to Robert Hyde, for the sum of $12,460.61, his being 
the lowest responsible bid. 

The contract was to complete the building on or be- 
fore June 1st, 1884. The building, grounds and furni- 
ture, complete, cost $19,343.88. 



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The Building Committee was instructed to make the 
necessary surveys of the property on Adams street, and 
procure plans and specifications for a new building to 
be erected on the same. 

Sept. 3d, 1883, the survey of the grounds for the 
Second Ward school house, together with the plats as 
presented by J. M. Rickey, was accepted and filed. 

The minimum time for the completion of the Nor- 
mal and Training school course, was fixed at one year, 
but it was not intended that it should be limited, if 
they might be so situated as to attend two or more" 
terms. 

Oct. 9th, 1883, the Board contracted with Isaac J). 
Smead & Co., for their furnaces for the proposed Sec- 
ond ward school building. 

The contract for erecting the Second ward school 
building was awarded to C. & J. M. Massey. The 
building and grounds and furniture, complete, cost 
$21,540.93. 

During the flood of 1884 all the school books at the 
Rolling Mill school were destroyed. They were kindly 
replaced by a donation from Van Antwerp, Bragg & 
Co., of Cincinnati. 

April 7th, on President J. S. Maxwell's retiring from 
the Board, he made a very pleasing and interesting ad- 
dress, reciting the many pleasant scenes that had 
passed, while a member of the Board, that would ever 
be held in grateful remembrance. Mr. Maxwell was an 
untiring member, and believed that whatever was 
worth doing at all, was worth doing well. 

By the act of our Legislature in raising our grade 
from that of a City District of the Second class, to that 
of a City District of the First class, twelve members 



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of the Board (instead of six for district of the Second 
class) had to be elected, and made no provision for the 
retention of members of the Board, who would have 
held over for one and two years. 

The election having been held, the Board canvassed 
the returns with the following result: 

1st ward, W. R. Peters 2 years. 

" " W. R. Elliott 1 year. 

2d " Jas. A. McCurdy 2 years. 

" " Geo. A. Maxwell 1 year. 

3d " Br. A. M. Blackburn 2 years. 

" " John S. Maxwell 1 year. 

4th " John H. IS. Trainer 2 years. 

" " John F. Oliver 1 year. 

5th " Wm. D. McLaughlin 2 years. 

" " John MeClave 1 year. 

6th " A. R. McNeal 2 years. 

" " Henry Ewing 1 year. 

Certificates were issued for the newly elected Board, 
which met April 22d, 1884, and organized by electing 
Hon. J. H. S. Trainer, President, W. D. McLaughlin, 
Clerk and W. R. Peters, Treasurer. 

The Committee on Rules and Regulations were John 
MeClave, W. R. Elliott and J. F. Oliver, who reported 
rules for the government of the Board and schools, 
which were adopted, and were published in the yearly 
report of the Board. 

May 19th, 1884, the Second ward and Fifth ward 
school buildings being about complete, it was neces- 
sary to elect Principals for the ensuing year. The 
following: were elected: 



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Principal High School, A. M. Rowe $1,500 

1st ass't High School, Jas. M. Hammond , ' 800 

2d " " Annie N. Gilmore 600 

3d " " Elvira O'Neal 600 

4th " " Carrie Wolcott 500 

Principal 2d ward building, I. F. Patterson 800 

4th " " A.M.Lyons 1,100 

5th " " E. W. Matthews 800 

" Polling Mill school, Martha J. Leslie... 750 

Fisher's school, W. II. Garrett 700 

" South A and B Grammar grade, Re- 
becca Hull 600 

Assistant in same school, Miss L. Neil 450 

FIRST WARD SCHOOL. 

C Grammar, Mallie Clemmans 450 

D " Lucy Curfman 400 

A Primary, Josie Hammond 400 

B " Lizzie Henke 375 

C " assistant, Ida Fickes 250 

1st and 2d D Primary) A u t^ • ncn. 

t m • • ™ > Anna H. Devoir 650 

and 1 raining Class, J 

SECOND WARD SCHOOL. 

D Grammar and ass't Prim., Nannie V. Hayes... 450 

A Primary, Rachel McCarel 400 

B « Mamie E. Dowcy 850 

C " Mattie R. Marion 350 

1st D Primary, Elizabeth M. Neill 400 

2d D " Jessie Downs 350 

FOURTH AVARD SCHOOL. 

A and B Grammar ass't., Virginia F. Saunders.. 450 

" " " Dora Cochran 450 

C Grammar, Mary A. Hill 450 

D " Nettie Leach 400 

A Primary, Etta M. Battin 400 



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2d A and 1st B Primary, Isabella Tappan $ 350 

2d B " Julia Linn 500 

1st C « Angie S. Hall 400 

2d C " Dora J. Evans 400 

1st D " Mary J. Myers. 350 

2dD " . Sarah F. Brown 500 

FIFTH WARD SCHOOL. 

I) Grammar and ass't Prim., Anna Moore 450 

A Primary, Anna A. Bustard 350 

B " Georgia Philips 350 

C and D " M.L.Morrison 350 

lstl) " Phoebe C.Hart 400 

2d D « Lizzie R. Dungan 400 

ROLLING MILL SCHOOL. 

Ass't B Prim., and C Gram., Sarah E. Buchanan 350 

C and B " Mattie B. Sutherland 425 

D " Jennie Crewson 450 

fisher's school. 

C and D Primary, Mary C. Garrett 400 

Ass't D " Anna Zimmerman 250 

GERMAN TEACHER. 

Paul Raether 450 

The Colored school, having b}' a resolution of the 
Board, been abandoned, and no teachers to elect, the 
colored pupils were distributed among the other 
schools. 

The Superintendent requested that specimens of 
work from the pupils in our schools, be exhibited at 
the National Teachers' Association, to be held from the 
10th to the 1 8th of July following; the Board granted 
the request, and the specimens were sent. 

June 16th, David W. Matlack was appointed a mem- 



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ber of the City Board of Examiners for the term of 
three years. 

The Third street school property was offered for 
sale, but failed to sell for want of bidders, and it was 
ordered to be sold at private sale. 

The amount of funds asked for this year to carry on 
the school, was $33,526.00. 

August 28th, 1884, the Board met in special session 
on account of the death of one of its members, Jas. A. 
McCurdy. Messrs. Oliver, Blackburn and Peters were 
appointed a committee to draft preamble and resolu- 
tions relative to the deceased. The committee reported 
the following : 

Whereas, Jas. A. McCurdy, Esq., late a member of 
the Board of Education of the City of Steubenville, 
has been removed by death from our membership and 
association, be it 

Resolved, That we tender to his bereaved wife ami 
family, our most heartfelt sympathy and commiseration 
in this deplorable loss of a faithful husband and pro- 
tecting father. 

To the public, our sincere regret for the loss of an 
upright citizen, a wise and prudent officer. 

To the Public Schools, to declare you have lost a pa- 
tient, zealous guardian and friend, to whose prosperity 
and success, alike to teachers and pupils, he was ever 
ready to give his aid and counsel. Be it 

Resolved, That we attend the last obsecpiies of our 
departed friend and fellow member, in our official body, 
bowing in humble submission to God, who giveth life 
and taketh it away. 

The resolutions were caused to be engrossed on the 
records, and a copy sent to the wife and family. 



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As Mr. McCurdy was Chairman of the Committee 
on Teachers and Discipline, his duties often made it 
necessary for him to investigate difficulties between 
teachers and pupil, and the result of all his investiga- 
tions and decisions were clear and comprehensive, so 
that it was an easy matter for the Board to determine 
the proper final action thereon. 

The remarks of Mr. Maxwell and others upon the 
pleasant association with him as a member of the 
Board, and the genial social qualities that were ever 
present with him, were expressed with much feeling, 
and many regrets at losing his counsel and advice. 

Sept. 1st, 1884, the Third street property, known as 
the McCracken Third Street Seminary, was sold at 
private sale to H. G. Garrett and J. Manley for the 
sum of $3000.00. 

There being a vacancy in the Board, caused by the 
death of Mr. J. A. McCurdy, Esq., Mr. M. L. Miller 
was selected to fill the vacancy, until the election in 
April, 1885. 

Nov. 3d, J 884, a communication was received from 
the New Orleans Cotton Exposition Commission, re- 
questing that large sized photographs of our Public 
School buildings be taken, and sent to them for exhi- 
bition, which was received and adopted, and D. Filson 
& Sou were employed to take the photographs at a cost- 
not to exceed $30.00. 

The Board granted the teachers of the Public Schools 
the privilege of attending the Eastern Ohio Teachers' 
Association, held on the 28th and 29th of November, 
without loss of pay. 

Also a petition from the pupils of the High School 
that there be no school on the day before Thanksgiv- 
ing, was granted without loss of pay to the teachers. 



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There was some apprehension as to the safety of the 
heating apparatus at the Second ward school building, 
and Messrs. Oliver and Peters were appointed to inves- 
tigate the matter, which they did by taking out a brick 
on the top of the furnace, and inserting a thermometer, 
which proved that the highest degree of heat between 
the furnaces and joist was 76 degrees. From this test 
it was considered that there was no danger as to fire. 

March 2d, 1885, the matter of attaching the territory 
in the City School District lying outside of the city 
limits, to the several wards in the city for school elec- 
tion purposes, was disposed of in the following man- 
ner : 

That part of the territory lying west of the Fifth 
ward, to be attached to the Fifth ward ; that portion 
lying west of the Third ward, to be attached to the 
Third ward; all that portion lying west of the Second 
ward, to be attached to the same, and that part of the 
territory lying south of the line running west with the 
line dividing the Second and Sixth wards, to be at- 
tached to the Sixth ward of this city. 

March 16th, on recommendation of the Superintend- 
ent, mental arithmetic was adopted as a study in the 
High School, and after the present term it was to be 
used in the A and B Grammar schools. 

April 20th, the new Board met, and organized by 
electing Dr. Blackburn President, and AVm. McLaugh- 
lin, Clerk. 

H. N. Mertz was elected Superintendent, at a salary 
of $1750.00, and A. M Rowe was elected Principal of 
the High School, at a salary of $1400.00. 

Mr. Patterson was elected Principal of the Second 
ward school, at a salary of $750.00. 

A. M. Lyons was elected Principal of the Fourth 
ward school, at a salary of $1000.00. 



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The salary of the Fifth ward school Principal was 
fixed at $750.00; Mr. E. W. Mathews was elected to till 
the position. 

Mr. W. H. Garrett was elected Principal of the Fish- 
er's Hun school, at a salary of $750.00. 

Miss M. J. Leslie was elected Principal of the Roll- 
ing Mill school, at a salary of $750.00. 

Aug. 10th, Dr. H. W. Nelson was appointed to till 
the vacancy in the City Board of Examiners for a pe- 
riod of three years. 

August 17th, Miss Carrie Wolcott was granted $50 
additional salary per year, for conducting the music in 
the High School. 

The scholarship tendered by the trustees of Adrian 
College, was authorized to he presented to Miss Sallie 
Ilolroyd, Valedictorian of the last graduating class. 

April 8th, natural slate blackboards were introduced 
and put into some of the buildings, as being much su- 
perior to the painted boards. 

April 19th, 1886, the Board convened, and newly 
elected members, Messrs. B. N. Lindsay, J. J. McCoy, 
A. M. Blackburn, I). Filson, A. K. McNeil and W. I). 
McLaughlin, took the oath of office, and organized by 
electing John McClave President, Wm. McLaughlin 
Clerk, and Geo. A. Maxwell, Treasurer. 

May 3d, Mr. H. N. Mertz was elected Superintend- 
ent for the ensuing year, at a salary of $1750.00. 

The following is a list of the Principals and teachers 
elected for the year, the grades to which they were as- 
signed, and the salaries as fixed: 



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HIGH SCHOOL. 

Principal, A. M. Rowe $1,400 

1st assistant, Josie Hammond 600 

2d " Annie N. Gilmore 550 

3d " Elvira O'Neal 550 

4th " C. Wolcott 550 

FIRST WARD. 

A and B Grammar, Rebecca Hull 550 

ass't., Lizzie ISTeill 450 

C " Mallie Clemmans 450 

D Grammar and A Primary, Lucy Curfman 400 

B Primary, Clarissa Hubert 375 

2d B and C " Lizzie Holroyd 375 

2d C " Lizzie Lindsay 250 

Training, &c, E. R. Dungan 500 

SECOND WARD. 

Principal, I. F. Patterson 750 

D Grammar, R. McCarel 450 

A Primary, M. E. Dowey 400 

B " M.R.Marion 400 

C " P. Hart 375 

2d C " M.K.Prentiss 375 

2d D " M.Peters 375 

3.11) " S. Ilanlon 350 

FOURTH WARD. 

Principal, A. M. Lyons 1,000 

Assistant B Grammar, I. Cochran 450 

A and B " M. A. Hill 450 

C Grammar, E. M. Battin 450 

1) " S.E.Buchanan 450 

A Primary, I. V. Fickes 375 

1st B " C. R. Dohrman 400 

2d B " J.C.Linn 450 

IstC « A. S. Hall 400 



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2d C Primary, D. J. Evans 400 

2d D " I. Tappan 400 

3d D " S.F.Browne 500 

FIFTH WARD. 

Principal, E. W. Mathews 750 

D Grammar, A. A. Bustard 450 

A Primary, G. A. Phillips 400 

B " M. L. Morrison 400 

C " L. McCracken 375 

2d T) " M.J.Myers 400 

3d D « Ella J. Holliday 375 

ROLLING MILL. 

Principal, M. J. Leslie 800 

Assistant, II. Lowe 225 

B and C Primary, M. Hill 350 

D Primary, L. Slee 375 

fisher's run. 

Principal, W. II. Garrett 750 

1st assistant, M. C. Garrett 400 

2d " L. Alexander 250 

GERMAN TEACHER. 

Paul Raether 450 

The commencement exercises of the High School 
were held at the Opera House on the 18th of June. 

Oct. 18th, natural gas was introduced as fuel, into 
the First, Second and Fourth ward school buildings at 
a cost of $513.20, for gas and for fixtures. 

Oct. 18th, 1886, the special committee on the com- 
munication from the Board of Health, examined the 
subject, and made the following report : 
To the Hon. Board of Education: 

Gentlemen — Your committee charged with ascer- 



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taining and determining the most efficient method 
whereby Scarlet Fever and Diiptheria may be prevented 
from spreading through the Public Schools, would re- 
spectfully report, that upon investigation, we find that 
the most reliable authors agree that the before men- 
tioned diseases are contagious, being communicated 
through contact with the person affected, and likewise 
through the medium of clothing and other articles 
which have been in contact with, or in close proximity 
to the affected person. Accepting this as a fact, we 
would recommend that all children, and the families of 
children affected with either of these diseases, be rigid- 
ly excluded from the Public Schools, during the con- 
tinuance of the disease; that all children who have 
been sick from the causes mentioned, shall be excluded 
from the schools until three weeks have elapsed, subse- 
quent to convalescence, or four weeks from the outset 
of the disease; that all persons who have visited or at- 
tended families affected with either of the before men- 
tioned diseases, or who have attended funerals of per- 
sons dying of the same, shall not be permitted to en- 
ter the schools for a period of two (2) weeks thereafter; 
that the members of all families wherein the diseases 
have existed, shall be excluded from the schools for a 
period of three weeks after the convalescence of the 
affected member, (or four weeks from the beginning of 
the attack) unless they furnish from the attending phy- 
sician a certificate to the effect that they had not occu- 
pied any bedroom or apartments, or used any article of 
clothing worn by the one suffering from the disease, 
subsequent to its development. 

We would further recommend that the City Council 
be requested to enact an ordinance, requiring heads of 
families to report cases of scarlet fever or diptheria to 
the President and Secretary of the Board of Health, 
immediately upon learning the nature of the disorder, 



and that they (the Board of Health) cause a notice of 
the same to be posted upon the premises wherein such 
person resides; that the physician he required to fur- 
nish the proper certificate as above recommended, upon 
which convalescent children, and members of their 
families may be admitted to the Public Schools of this 
city. liespectfully submitted, 

J. J . McCoy, 
A. M. Blackburn, 
D. Filson. 

Committee. 

The substance of the above report was adopted as a 
rule of the Board, in relation to such matters. 

Dec. 20th, the following rules on discipline were in- 
troduced by Mr. Oliver, and adopted: 

"Any pupil who shall be guilty of the larceny of 
money, watches, jewelry, wearing apparel, or other 
personal property of another, in the school buildings 
of this city, shall be suspended or expelled, as the 
grade of the offense shall require." 

Any pupil who shall be guilty of using to, of or con- 
cerning any other person, language either of a vile, in- 
decent, obscene, abusive or profane character, shall be 
suspended or expelled, as the character of the offense 
shall require. 

Feb. 8th, 1887, a request was presented to the Board 
to grant the right of way for a street railway opposite 
the Fourth ward school building on North Fourth 
street. The request was granted, and the President and 
Clerk were authorized to sign for the Board. 

Feb. 2nd, the Text Book Committee reported that 
they had purchased six McNulty's Maps for the use of 
■the different schools, which was approved by the Board. 

Feb. 21st, the Superintendent presented a written re- 
port, suggesting the future occupancy of the City Hall 



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building for High School, office of the Superintend- 
ent, Board rooms and Library, which caused a commit- 
tee to be appointed, consisting of Messrs. Maxwell, 
Filson and Oliver, to look after, select and report suit- 
able rooms for Board and Library. 

The committee on examining different locations, 
finally decided to recommend the west end of the 
Market House, which could be partitioned off, floored, 
and made into two good rooms, about 40x30 feet. 
They consulted with Council, and finally settled on 
taking 40 feet off' the west end of the basement of the 
City building, the entire width, at a rental of one hun- 
dred and fifty dollars per year, for five years, the City 
furnishing the heat and janitor, the Board fitting the 
rooms up at their own expense. The work was award- 
ed to Mr. Mulcahey. The rooms were fitted with 
book cases, cupboards and all that was necessary for 
the purpose intended, and the floors were covered with 
fine body Brussels carpet, which made it very inviting 
as a place for meeting of the Board. 

April 18th, 1887, the new Board met and organized 
by electing Mr. J. F. Oliver President, and J. J. Mc- 
Coy Clerk. The Board now consisted of the follow- 
ing persons : 

FIRST WARD. 

B. N. Lindsay, 1 year. Alf. Day, 2 years. 

SECOND WARD. 

J. J. McCoy, 1 year. Geo. A. Maxwell, 2 years. 

THIRD WARD. 

A. M. Blackburn, 1 year. W. H. Ferry, 2 years. 

FOURTH WARD. 

D. Filson, 1 year. J. F. Oliver, 2 years. 

FIFTH WARD. 

W. D. McLaughlin, 1 year. J. McClave, 2 years. 

SIXTH WARD. 

A. R. McNeal, 1 year. Eli Slee, 2 years. 



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To beautify the grounds of the Second ward school, 
40 trees were purchased and planted in a proper man- 
ner, and the lot graded and grassed. 

Mrs. Dr. Benjamin Tappan donated to the Public 
School Library, one hundred and fifty-one volumes of 
reports and executive documents, being a portion of 
Senator Tappan's library. They are books of refer- 
ence, and are quite an accession to the Library. 

The following is a list of the Principals and Teach- 
ers elected for the school year of 1887 and 1888, the 
grades to which they were assigned, aud the salaries as 
fixed : 

Superintendent, H. N. Mertz $1,750 

HIGH SCHOOL. 

Principal, A. M. Rowe 1,400 

1st assistant, E. W. Matthews 800 

2d " Annie N. Gilmore 650 

3d " Elvira O'Neal 550 

4th " Ettie M. Battin 550 

FIRST WARD. 

A aud B Grammar, Josie Hammond GOO 

Assistant, Lizzie Neill 450 

C Grammar, Mallie Clemmans 450 

D " Nannie M. Schellart 450 

A Primary, Clarissa Hubert 400 

B " Lizzie J. Holroyd 400 

Ass't C. Primary, Ella F. Taxton 250 

Primary Training school, Lizzie R. Duugan 500 

SECOND WARD. 

Principal, I. F. Patterson 800 

A Primary, Mattie R. Marion 450 

AandB " Lettie M. Bates 350 

B and C " Phoebe Hart 400 



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C Primary, Mary K Prentiss $ 400 

C and D " Maggie Peters 400 

2d D " Lottie Alexander 350 

3dD " Dora J. Evans 450 

FOURTH WARD. 

Principal, A. M. Lyons 1,100 

Assistant A and B Grammar, Isadore Cochran ... 450 

2d " " " Mary A. Hill 450 

C Grammar, Ida Fickes 450 

C and D " Angie S. Hall 450 

A Primary, Carrie P. Dohrman , 400 

B " Mamie Dowey 400 

2dB " Julia C. Linn 450 

C " Lizzie Lindsay 350 

C and 1st D Primary, Hattie Lowe 350 

2d D Primary, Isabella Tappan 400 

3d D " Sarah F. Browne 500 

FIFTH WARD. 

Principal, Rebecca Hull 800 

A Primary, Nannie A. Bustard 450 

B " Georgia Phillips 400 

C " Mary L. Morrison 400 

IstD " Lucy McCracken 400 

2d D " Mary J. Myers 400 

3d D " Ella J. Holliday 400 

ROLLING MILL. 

Principal, Martha J. Leslie 800 

C and J) Primary, Maggie Hill 375 

J) Primary, Laura Slee 400 

Assistant, Katie Foreman 250 

fisher's school. 

Principal, W. H. Garrett 800 

C and D Primary, Mary C. Garrett 450 

Assistant, Ada Halderman 250 



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GERMAN TEACHER. 

Paul Raether 450 

JANITORS. 

1st ward, John Welch 500 

2d " Allen Starr 450 

4th « A. B. Watkins 500 

5th " Win. McMullen 400 

Rolling Mill school, Belle Humble 200 

Fisher's school, Julia Neidengard 200 

August 22d, 1887, Mr. McLaughlin asked a revision 
of the course of study pursued in the High School. 

Thereupon the Text Book Committee, in connection 
with the Superintendent, was directed to consider the 
matter, and after due consideration, they made the fol- 
lowing report : 

To the Board of Education: 

Gentlemen — Your Committee on Text Books, to 
whom, with the Superintendent, was referred the mat- 
ter of change of the High School course and text 
books, would respectfully report, recommending three 
courses, one of three years, and two of four years, one 
of the four years course to be known as the English, 
and the other as the Latin course, the plans for which 
are appended to this report, and form a part of the 
same, also that the Diplomas definitely specify the 
course taken, its duration and character. Pupils may 
take other studies than those laid down in the course 
they may be pursuing, with the consent of their par- 
ents, and by permission of the Superintendent, provid- 
ed they are taught in the school and may not interfere 
with the regular studies of the course. We would 
also recommend a change of text book on Natural Phi- 
losophy, the one now in use being too heavy for the de- 
velopment of the pupils, and the time that can be given 



to the study, also the text book on Rhetoric for the 
same reason. For Natural Philosophy, would recom- 
mend "Steele's," and for Rhetoric, "David J. Hill's El- 
ements of Rhetoric and Composition." 

A. M. Blackburn, 
W. D. McLaughlin, 
A. R. McNeal. 

Committee. 

The question of non-resident pupils attending the 
Public Schools in our city, was discussed at length, and 
the following rates for tuition of non-resident pupils, 
were established : 

Primary School, per month $1 75 

Grammar " " 2 75 

High " " 3 75 

Sept. 5th, 1887, Mrs. Romick was given permission 
to address the pupils of the High School and the 
Grammar Schools, on "Social Purity." 

Sept. 19th, 1887, the report of the Text Book Com- 
mittee recommended the purchase of two copies of 
Ridpath's Cyclopedia of Universal History, one for the 
North Grammar, and one for the South Grammar and 
High School, and that the Principals be responsible for 
the care of the books. 

The committee also recommended the adoption of 
the Teachers' Handbook of Psychology, by Jas. Sully, 
as a text book for the use of the Normal chiss, to take 
the place of Haven's Mental Philosophy, the book 
heretofore used, which was unanimously adopted. 

Rule Nine, of the Rules of the Board, was so amend- 
ed as to read : "At the end of every month a report of 
the standing of each pupil for the month in each study 
he or she is pursuing, shall be sent to the parent or 
guardian of said pupil, who will sign and return it to 
the teacher." 



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In making out these reports, the standing of the 
pupil shall be determined from their written work, ex- 
cept the lesson is reading. Deportment to be marked 
apart from the studies, and to count the same as one 
study, no deduction from the standing in any study to 
be made on account of deportment. 

Pupils are to be placed on the program of gradu- 
ating exercises in alphabetical order. 

As an experiment, there was a Street Fair held in 
the city on the 12th and 13th of October, and the 
Public Schools w T ere closed to take part during the 
Fair. 

Oct. 17th, Mr. Mertz, Superintendent, reported to 
the Board that the number of Normal Teachers would 
not be sufficient to supply the Training school — Prima- 
ry Department — during the school year, and asked the 
Board to elect an assistant teacher to Miss Dungan, 
leaving but one room to be supplied by the Normal 
Teachers for remainder of the year, also that the 
supplementary readers were nearly all worn out, and 
asked the Board to make an appropriation of $1 00.00 
to purchase new ones. The amount was allowed and 
Mr. Mertz was appointed to make the purchase. 

Oct. 14th, 1887, the auditing committee reported the 
state of the finances of the Public Schools as follows: 

Balance of all funds Sept 1st, 1886/ $14,590 40 

Receipts for Library to Sept, lst...$ 422 06 

Tuition " ... 26,183 55 

" Contingent " ... 9,333 17 

Building and repairs.. 7,095 27 43,034 05 

Balance and Receipts $57,624 45 

DISBURSEMENTS. 

Library to Sept. 1st $ 556 25 

Tuition " 24,809 87 

Contingent " 8,568 85 

Building and repairs 6,068 74 40,003 71 

Balance cash in all funds, Sept. 1st, 1887 $17,620 74 



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Miss Day, ex-Librarian, asked for some old period- 
icals and shelfworn books from the School Library, 
for the use of the school at Mingo, and the Board 
granted her fifty books and fifty papers, and at the 
same time the Board donated 75 pieces, 25 books and 
50 periodicals, to the Jefferson County Infirmary. 

For the safety of the pupils the Board passed the 
following rule : 

"No pupil of the schools shall be allowed to carry 
any pistol, revolver or other firearms, or any other dan- 
gerous weapon, at any time, in any school building, 
school yard or anywhere about the school premises. If 
any such firearms, or any dangerous weapon, is found 
on any pupil, it shall be taken by the teacher and given 
to the pupil's parents or guardian, with the admonition 
that if the offense is repeated, the pupil will be ex- 
pelled." All teachers were notified to rigidly enforce 
this rule. 

There being a vacancy occasioned by the resignation 
of Mr. Raether, German teacher, and the Board being 
divided as to the propriety of electing a German 
teacher, there appeared before them a committee of 
German citizens, consisting of Mayor Opperman, Max 
Gescheider and Louis Schaefer, requesting that the 
Board elect a German Teacher at once. After hearing 
the remarks of the committee, there was a motion 
made to proceed to ballot for a German teacher, which 
motion was not carried. 

Feb. 6th, the Board agreed to have the Superintend- 
ent and Clerk correspond for German teacher, and 
they received three applicants : Miss Adella Vaughn, 
Miss Minnie K. Newhard and Miss Annie F. Deibner. 

The merits of the applicants being discussed, and in- 
asmuch as Miss Vaughn could teach elocution, she 
was elected to teach German and Elocution. 

March 5th, 1888, a communication from Supt. Mertz 



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was read to the Board, stating that an effort was being 
made throughout the State, to celebrate in an appro- 
priate manner, the 7th day of April, as being the One 
Hundredth Anniversary of the Settlement of Ohio and 
the Northwest Territory; that the State Committee 
had prepared a programme of exercises suitable to the 
occasion, which could be purchased at $5.00 per 1,000. 
He thought this an excellent opportunity to teach our 
children patriotism. 

The Board authorized the purchase of the requisite 
number of programmes, and ordered the exercises to 
be on the afternoon of April 6th, as the 7th came on 
Saturday, and not a school day. 

May 21st 1888, the schools, financially, were in a 
good and healthy condition, and the following speaks 
for itself: 

RECEIPTS, SEPT. 1ST TO MAY 1ST. 

Balance on hand Sept. 1st, 1887 $17,620 74 

Library Fund 170 68 

Tuition Fund 14,541 95 

Contingent Fund 4,750 28 

Building and repair 2,331 88 

$39,415 53 

DISBURSEMENTS, SEPT. 1ST TO MAY 1ST. 

Library Fund $ 151 96 

Tuition Fund 20,530 00 

Contingent Fund 4,649 96 

Building and Repair 3,100 85 28,432 77 

Balance on hand May 1st, 1888 $10,982 76 

The Finance Committee recommended the following 
levy for prolonging the schools for 1888 and 1889 : 

Incidental Expenses $ 7,000 00 

Building 6,500 00 

Tuition 22,000 00 

Library 500 00 

$36,000 00 



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The Superintendent submitted the report of Mr. A. 
M. Rowe, Principal of the High School, containing an 
abstract of grades of the scholars of the A Class, thir- 
ty-three in number, and recommended the Class for 
graduation. 

On motion the Board granted Diplomas, and gradu- 
ated the 33 members of Class A. 

The Commencement Exercises of the High School 
were held at the Opera House on Thursday evening, 
June 14th. 

Aug. 2d, 1888, Prof. A. M. Rowe, Principal of the 
High School, tendered his resignation, which was ac- 
cepted by the Board, and the Clerk was ordered to give 
Professor Rowe the customary letter of recomenda- 
tion. 

There being a vacancy in the Principalship of the 
High School, the salary, $1,400.00, was reconsidered, 
and fixed at $1,200.00, and Mr. E. W. Mathews elected 
Principal, and I. F. Patterson, First Assistant. 

The salary of the Second Assistant, fixed at $650.00, 
was reconsidered and fixed at $800.00, and Miss Annie 
N. Gilmore, elected. 

The Principalship of the Second ward school being 
vacant, owing to Mr. Patterson being transferred to 
the High School, Mr. Frank II. Kendall was elected. 

The enumerators returned the following number of 
youth of school age, 6 to 21 years, in the city: 

Females, 2204; males, 2178; total, 4382. Number 
between 16 and 21 years, 1229. 

The following teachers were elected for the years 
1888 and 1889: 
Superintendent, II. N. Mertz $1,750 00 

HIGH SCHOOL. 

Principal, Enoch W. Matthews $1,200 



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1st assistant, I. Franklin Patterson $1,000 

2d " Annie N. Gilmore 800 

3d " Elvira O'Neal 550 

4th " Henrietta M. Battin 550 

FIRST WARD. 

Principal, Enoch W. Matthews 1,200 

Priii. A and 13 Grammar, Josephine Hammond... 600 

Assistant, Elizabeth Neill 450 

C Grammar, Mallie Clemmans 450 

D. " Fannie Schellart i 375 

A Primary, Elizabeth J. Hoi royd 400 

B " Katie Foreman 350 

Assistant C. Primary, Jessie Erwin 250 

Training School Principal, Elizabeth R. Dungan 000 

SECOND WARD. 

Principal, Frank H. Kendall 800 

Ass't A Primary, Mattie R. Marion 450 

B Primary, Phoebe C. Hart 400 

B and C Primary, Mary K. Prentiss 400 

2d C " Margaret Peters 400 

IstD " EllaPaxton 350 

2d I) " Ada Halderman 350 

3,1 D " Dora J. Evans 500 

FOURTH WARD. 

Principal, A. M. Lyons 1,100 

1st ass't A and B Grammar, Isadore Cochran 500 

« « « Mary A. Hill 500 

2d " " " Caroline Dohrman... 450 

C Grammar, Ida V. Fickes 450 

CandD " Angeline 8. Hall 450 

D Grammar and A Primary, Mamie E. Dowey... 400 

A and B Primary, Elizabeth M. Lindsay 375 

B Primary, Julia C. Linn 500 

B and C Primary, Charlotte Alexander 375 



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C and D Primary, llattie Lowe $ 375 

2d 1) Primary, Isabella Tappan 400 

3d I) " Sarah F. Browne 500 

FIFTH WARD. 

Principal, Rebecca Hull 800 

Ass't A Primary, Annie A. Bustard 450 

A and B " Mary L. Morrison 400 

13 and C " Clarissa Hubert 400 

C and I) " Lucy McCracken 400 

2d I) Primary, Mary J. Myers 400 

3d D " Ella J. Holliday 400 

ROLLING MILL. 

Principal, Martha J. Leslie 800 

Assistant, Daisy Cable 300 

B and C Primary, Maggie Hill 400 

D Pri niary, Lan ra Slee 400 

fisher's school. 

Principal, W. II. Garrett 800 

C and D Primary, Mary C. Garrett 400 

Assistant " Gertrude Gittings 250 

SPECIAL GERMAN TEACHER. 

Adella Vaughn 600 

TEACHER OF MUSIC. 

Emilie M. Barnett 500 

August 20th, 1888, the Superintendent stated that 
the Science of Government would be taught this year, 
and a text book should be adopted. After some con- 
sideration, the Board adopted "The Government Class 
Book," by Andrew W. Young. 

A communication was received by the Board from 
Miss Dora Cochran, stating that owing to ill health 
she would not be able to fill her position for some time, 



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and asked that it be retained for her, which was unan- 
imously granted, hut death intervened, so that she was 
not able to take charge of her school again. 

Sept. 17th, as a matter of further beautifying the 
grounds of the First and Fourth ward schools, the 
fences were removed and placed around the grounds of 
the Second ward school, as the grounds there needed 
protection from persons crossing and recrossing, the 
streets not being laid out regularly through that square. 

The contract for printing the Annual Report was 
let to Sprague & Carnahan, at $1.22 per page. 

The Text Book Committee reported the need of 
charts and other works in the schools, and recommend- 
ed the following: Two Historical Charts, the adop- 
tion of the Eclectic German Reader; the Eclectic 
Guide to Health was adopted as a text book for use in 
the High School, and in the lower grades, physiology 
and hygiene to be taught orally. 

Nov. 5th, the Superintendent called the attention of 
the Board to the holiday vacation, and asked that the 
custom of former years be so modified as to have a 
week's vacation about April 1st, owing to the great 
strain upon pupils by reason of the long unbroken pe- 
riod of school from January 1st to June 20th. The 
Board was favorable to such a change. 

Nov. 5th, the death of Eli Tod Tappan was reported 
to the Board, and J. F. Oliver, Alfred Day and I). Fil- 
son were appointed to draft resolutions, setting forth 
the sense of the Board, who reported the following: 

Whereas, It has pleased the all-wise Providence to 
remove from our midst, our friend and former co-work- 
er in our Public Schools, Eli Tod Tappan, and 

Whereas, He has filled with honor the position of 



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teacher, member of the Board of Education, Clerk of 
the Board and Superintendent of our schools, and at 
the time of decease was filling the office of State Com- 
missioner of Common Schools, therefore 

Resolved, That we deeply mourn the loss of such an 
eminent scholar, and friend of education. 

Resolved, That in him the educational interests of 
the State have lost one of the main props in our com- 
mon school structure. 

Resolved, That we deeply sympathize with the fam- 
ily of the deceased. 

Resolved, That these resolutions be entered upon 
theminutes, and that a copy of the same be forwarded 
to the family of deceased. 

January 21st, 1889, the Superintendent suggested to 
the Board, that the teachers have permission to spend 
one day during the year, visiting schools of other pla- 
ces, and that they be allowed to go without loss of pay, 
and their places be tilled from the Normal class, and 
that not more than three teachers be allowed to dismiss 
for the purpose on the same day. On motion of D. 
Filson, the teachers were allowed to visit other schools 
(two at a time) one day each year without loss of pay, 
their places to be filled as suggested by the Superin- 
tendent. 

Mr. Filson urged the necessity of moving the A and 
B Grammar and High School classes from the 3d to 
the 1st floor of the building; that they were composed 
principally of young girls; that it was very injurious 
for them to climb so many stairs, and in fact some 
young girls had been kept from school on that account. 

Feb. 4th, a communication was received from the 
State Board of Health, calling attention to the preva- 
lence of small pox in various parts of the State, and 



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requesting that vaccination of the school children, a.s 
provided by law, he attended to at once. It was or- 
dered by the Board that all the children who had not 
been vaccinated within the past seven years, should 
be vaccinated, and report to the Superintendent within 
thirty days that the same had been done. 

March 8th, 1889, the City Board of Official Building 
Examiners, who had been notified to examine the 
Fisher's Run School house, reported that the second 
tloor was unsafe, and that the exits of the building 
were very dangerous in case of fire. The Text Book 
Committee recommended the adoption and purchase of 
six sets of Kellogg's Anatomical and Physiology 
Charts, which was adopted. 

April 1st, a committee from the Junior Order of 
American Mechanics waited upon the Board, and said 
it was the custom of the Order to furnish suitable Hags 
for use of the Public Schools, and in behalf of said 
Order, they tendered six Hags, one suitable for each 
building, which the Board accepted, and on the 30th 
of April they were placed on the buildings with proper 
ceremonies. 

May 20th, inasmuch as the City Building Committee 
reported the Fisher's Run school unsafe, the Building 
Committee of the Board of Education, recommended 
the erection of a new building, to be of the following 
dimensions, and built of brick, with stone foundation 
and trimmings; the building to have a front of sixty- 
six feet, and forty-six feet from front to rear, inside 
measure; to be two stories high, with four rooms, ceil- 
ings to be 14 feet high; first floor to be 28x28 feet in 
the clear, exclusive of the ward rooms ; second story 
to be 33x28 feet in the clear; ward rooms six feet 
wide; basement eight feet in the clear, from the joist 
down. 



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To be in accordance with plans submitted by George 
Fickes; the building to cost, complete as per plans and 
specifications, about $8,000, without cost of heating 
and plumbing. 

The Smead Heating, Ventilating and Dry Closet sys- 
tem was introduced into this building at a cost of 
$1,207.64 net. 

May 20th, Messrs. Filson, Mooney and McClave were 
appointed a committee to inquire into the matter of 
the introduction of music in the Public Schools as a 
regular study. 

The committee reported, recommending that music 
be taught in the Public Schools of this city; and thai 
the National System of Music be introduced, to be 
taught as a branch of our educational system. 

July 15th, bids for the erection of the new school 
building at Fisher's, were received and read as follows: 

Geo. Fickes $ 9,250 00 

C. Massey 10,338 47 

Frank Nicholson & Pro 9,086 60 

Thos. Burke 9,087 50 

RobertHyde 9,341 67 

The contract was awarded to Frank Nicholson & 
Bro., their bid being the lowest, $9,086 60, to be com- 
pleted by the 1st of December, 1889, but it was not 
completed until the 12th of Feb., 1890. 

In the course of the meeting of the Board on July 
15th, Mr. Mooney submitted the following, which was 
received and adopted : 

Whereas, • There is now in session in this city a 
summer school of Methods of Teaching, and the corps 
of instructors contain some of the best known and 
most successful educators in the United States, and 

AYhereas, The times in which we live demand that 



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the teachers, to whose hands the training of our chil- 
dren is committed, shall keep step in the line of march 
of educational progress ; therefore, 

Resolved, That we fully endorse the purpose for 
which this school was founded, viz: The improving 
of the schools of the Ohio Valley, by placing before 
the teachers who are progressive enough to embrace 
the opportunity, the best methods of instruction and 
management, and we especially commend the teachers 
of our city who are attending the school, and regret 
that any should fail to avail themselves of the advan-' 
tages offered by the Ohio Valley Summer School of 
Methods. 

The enumeration of youth between the ages of 6 and 
21 years, also between 16 and 21 years, in the City of 
Steuben ville, during the two weeks ending on the 
fourth Saturday of July, 1889, was as follows: 

Male Female Total Between 16 and 21 

1st ward 254 256 510 157 

2d " 623 589 1212 345 

3d " 470 474 944 268 

4th " 302 298 '600 210 

5th " 378 380 758 249 

6th " 275 258 533 146 



Totals 2302 2255 4557 1375 

August 5th, 1889, the fixing of the salary of the 
German Teacher was again taken up, but the Board 
failed to agree. 

The report of the special committee on music was 
referred to the Text Book Committee, to report Au- 
gust 19th. 

Mr. Geo. J. Fickes was employed to superintend the 
building of the new school house at Fisher's, for which 
services he was allowed one hundred dollars. 



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August 19th, Messrs. A. G. Kaufman and B. F. Mat- 
thews were present at the meeting of the Board, and 
presented the following: 

To the Hon. Board of Education : 

Gentlemen — As a duly authorized committee of the 
Junior O. A. M., we desire to enter our protest against 
the teaching of German in our Public Schools. 

Respectfully, 

A. G. Kaufman, 

B. F. Matthews. 
The protest called forth some discussion, after which 

it was, on motion of Mr. Matlack, received and placed 
on file. 

The question of the salary of the German Teacher 
was again taken up, and the law governing the teach- 
ing of German in the Public Schools, read by Mr. Mc- 
Clave, after which the salary was fixed at $500.00. 

Mr. H. H. MeFadden being present, and as a citizen 
and taxpayer, and in behalf of the American people, 
American language and American sentiment, he pro- 
tested against the employment of a German teacher 
for the ensuing year. 

Mr. McFadden's protest was, by consent, received 
and filed. 

Sept. 2d, 1880, the Text Book Committee reported 
the following : 

Your committee, to which was referred the question 
of music, has made a careful examination of the sub- 
ject, and unanimously recommend "The National Sys- 
tem," as taught by L. W. Mason. 

F. M. Mooney, 
D. W. Matlack. 

Committee. 
The report was received and adopted. 



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A petition signed by Germans and others was pre- 
sented to the Board for the appointment of a German 
teacher. 

The Board then proceeded to elect a teacher of Ger- 
man, and Miss Vaughn was unanimously chosen to till 
the position. 

The election of a music teacher was postponed from 
time to time, and finally, Miss Emilie M. Barnett was 
elected; the compensation was fixed at $50.00 per 
month. 

The expense of prolonging the schools for the year 
ending Sept. 1st, 1889, was : 

Tuition $26,072 50 

Library 578 26 

Contingent Expenses 7,400 00 

Building 4,166 32 

Total expenditures $38,158 07 

COURSE OF STUDY. 

The first reference to studies we find in the minutes 
of the meeting of the Board, held December 6th, 1830. 
It is as follows : "On motion of Mr. Beatty, 

Resolved, That the Bible be introduced as a reading 
book in the free schools of this district. 

Resolved, Further, that the Eclectic series of read- 
ing and spelling books be introduced, and also Kirk- 
ham's English Grammar." 

No reference was made to any other studies, such a3 
arithmetic, geography, history, etc. 

In April, 1853, the Board adopted the following res- 
olutions : 

Ordered, That the following shall be the text books 
used in the Common Schools in the City of Steuben- 
ville; and no others will be permitted therein. 



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INFANT SCHOOLS. 

McGuftey's Primer and Speller. 

PKIMARY SCHOOLS. 

McGuftey's Speller and 1st, 2d and 3d Readers; 
Mitchell's Primary Geography, and Greenleaf s Mental 
Arithmetic. 

GRAMMAR SCHOOLS. 

McGuftey's Speller and 3d, 4th and 5th Readers, 
Pinneo's Grammar, Mitchell's Geography, Greenleaf s 
Arithmetics, Wilson's History of the United States, 
Bobbins' Outline of History, Ray's Algebra, Gray's 
Natural Philosophy, Mills' Rhetoric, Hedge's Logic, 
Young's Science of Government, Root's Penmanship, 
and the scriptures, a portion of which is to be read by 
a teacher in each school room, every morning. 

The schools at the sane time were graded as follows : 

1st. The school rooms in each school house shall be 
numbered, 1, 2, 3, 4. 

2d. No. 1 shall be called the Infant School, and 
therein shall be taught the Alphabet, and spelling as 
far as two syllables. 

3d. No. 2 shall be called the Primary School, and 
therein shall be taught Spelling, Reading, Primary 
Geography and Mental Arithmetic. 

4th. No. 3 shall be called the Grammar School for 
Young Ladies, and therein shall be taught Reading, 
Penmanship, Arithmetic, English Grammar, Geogra- 
phy, History, and such other studies as the Board of 
Education shall from time to time direct. 

5th. No. 4 shall be called the Grammar School for 
Boys, and therein shall be taught Reading, Penman- 
ship, Arithmetic, English Grammar, Geography, His- 
tory, and such other studies as the Board of Education 
shall from time to time direct. 



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July, 1854, the course of study was revised, and 
High School branches adopted as follows : 

Sec. 1. The schools shall be divided with reference 
to the branches taught, into the following departments : 
Primary, Secondary, Grammar and High School, and, 
if necessary, each of these departments may be again 
divided with reference to the attainments of the pupils, 
into two or more divisions. 

Sec. 2. In the Primary Schools shall be taught 
the Alphabet, Spelling, Reading in the Eclectic First 
Reader, Figures, Counting, Cardinal Points, etc. 

Sec. 3. In the Secondary Schools shall be taught 
Orthography, Reading in the Eclectic Second and 
Third Readers, Punctuation, Primary Geography, 
Mental Arithmetic, the Multiplication table, the rudi- 
ments of Notation and Numeration, with exercises 
upon the blackboard and slates. 

Sec. 4. In the Grammar Department shall be taught 
Orthography, reading in the Eclectic Fourth and Fifth 
Readers, Penmanship, Arithmetic, Geography with 
Maps, and English Grammar. 

Sec. 5. The course of studies in the High School 
will embrace Ancient and Modern History, Algebra 
Natural Philosophy, Physiology Astronomy, Chemis- 
try, Geology, Geometry, Trigonometiw, Mensuration, 
Surveying, Book-keeping, Composition, Elocution, 
Mental, Moral and Political Science, and the Latin and 
Greek Languages. 

Jan. 3d, 1856, the Board prescribed the following as 
the terms of admission to the High School : 

To pass from the Grammar into the High School 
they [pupils] must have so thoroughly studied, Orthog- 
raphy, Reading, Penmanship, Arithmetic, History of 
the United States, Primary Physiology and English 






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Grammar as to be able to sustain a satisfactory oral ex- 
amination in all these branches ; and, further, they 
must furnish correct written answers, prepared and in 
good business style, to 75 per cent, of forty-eight 
questions on each branch, except Arithmetic, and a 
like percentage of seventy-two questions on that. 

Such pupils, IF POSSESSING A GOOD MORAL CHARACTER, 

shall be admitted to the High School, and, on complet- 
ing the course, shall receive a diploma. 

COURSE OF STUDY IN THE HIGH SCHOOL 
DEPARTMENT. 

FIRST YEAR — FIRST SESSION. 

Optional Studies. 
Physiology. Latin Grammar, and 

Algebra (first lessons) begun, continued through the 
Parker's Aids. course. 

SECOND SESSION. 

Algebra (first lessons) com- Latin Reader. 

pleted. 
Physical Geography. 
Natural Philosophy. 

SECOND YEAR FIRST SESSION. 

Geometry begun. Caesar. 

Ancient History. Greek Grammar. 

Astronomy. 

SECOND SESSION. 

Geometry completed. Virgil, ^Eneid. 

Algebra, Bourdon. Greek Reader. 

Science of Government. 

THIRD YEAR FIRST SESSION. 

Trigonometry. Virgil completed. 

Mental Philosophy. Greek Reader. 

Chemistry. 



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SECOND SESSION. 

Mensuration. Cicero. 

Surveying. Xenophon's Anabasis. 

Mental Philosophy. 

Geology. 

FOURTH YEAR — FIRST SESSION. 

Conic Sections. Horace (Odes.) 

Political Economy. Herodotus. 

Rhetoric. 

SECOND SESSION. 

Logic. Horace completed. 

Mechanics. Homer or Demos- 

Natural Theology. [thenes. 

When it is charged that the Public Schools are add- 
ing studies at the top, it might be well to pause and 
compare the course of to-day with that of a generation 
and more ago. It will be seen that the changes that 
have been made, have been with a view to making the 
course more practical — to lit boys and girls for the 
affairs of life, and in no case has there been anything 
added in the way of collegiate studies, while much in 
that line has been dropped. 

Here we append the course of study of 1889-00: 

COURSE OF STUDY. 

FIRST YEAR, OR D PRIMARY. 

2d Div. — Lessons in reading, print and script, from 
chart and blackboard. 

Writing and printing on slate from teacher's copy. 

Object lessons with special reference to drill in lan- 
guage. 

Sheldon's Primer. Teachers will consult Sheldon's 
Manual and Appleton's First Reader. 



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1st. Div. — Reading — Sheldon's First Reader, followed 
by McGuffey's Revised First Reader. 

Writing' — Words and sentences on the slate. 

Spelling — Oral and written from the reader. 

Numbers — Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and 
Division, no result being larger than twenty. Arith- 
metical signs; Roman numerals to X. Analysis of 
numbers to 10. 

SECOND YEAR, OR C PRIMARY. 

2d Div. — Reading — McGuffey's Revised Second Read- 
er to Lesson XXXVIII. 

Language — Chapter 1., Whitney & Knox's Language 
Lessons. 

Writing — Words and sentences on slate. 

Spelling — Oral and written from the reader. 

Numbers — Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and 
Division, no result being larger than twenty. Arith- 
metical signs; Roman numerals to XX. Analysis of 
numbers to 15. 

1st. Div. — Reading — McGuffey's Revised Second 
Reader completed. 

Language — Chapter II., Whitney & Knox's Lan- 
guage Lessons. 

Writing — Eclectic Elementary No. 1, with pencil. 

Spelling — Oral and written from the reader. Daily 
exercises in writing from dictation. 

Numbers — Addition and Subtraction of numbers less 
than 1,000. Roman numerals to XL. Analysis of 
numbers to 20. 

Definitions — Words from reading lessons. 

THIRD YEAR, OR B PRIMARY. 

2d Div.— Reading— McGuffey's Revised Third Read- 
er to Lesson XLI. 

Language — Chapter III, Whitney & Knox's Lan- 
guage Lessons. 



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Writing — Eclectic Elementary, No. 2, with pen and 
ink. 

Spelling — Words and sentences from the reader. 

Definitions — Words from reading lessons. 

Arithmetic — Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication 
and Division of numbers less than 10,000; no multiplier 
or divisor greater than 5. Roman numerals to C. 

Composition — A weekly exercise in this grade and in 
all above it. 

Geography — Map of Jefferson County. See Syllabus. 

1st Div. — Reading — McGuffey's Revised Third Read- 
er completed. 

Language — Chapter IV., Whitney & Knox's Lan- 
guage Lessons. 

Writing — Eclectic Elementary No. 3. 

Spelling — As in Division 2. 

Arithmetic — Multiplication tabic to be thoroughly 
learned. Exercises in Multiplication and Division, no 
multiplier or divisor exceeding 9. 

Geography — Map of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Ken- 
tucky and West Virginia. See Syllabus. 

Definitions and Composition as in preceding grade. 

FOURTH YEAR, OR A PRIMARY. 

2d Div.— Reading — McGuffey's Revised Fourth Read- 
er to Lesson XXXVI. 

Language — Chapter V., VI. and Vll., Whitney k 
Knox's Language lessons. 

Writing— Eclectic No. 2. 

Spelling — McGuffey's Revised Eclectic Spelling 
Book to Lesson XXX. 

Definitions — Words from reading lessons. 

Arithmetic — White's Intermediate to section VI. 

Geography — Eclectic No. 1, to page 38. 

Composition — As in previous grades. 

1st. Div. — Reading — McGuffey's Revised Fourth 
Reader to LXVI. 



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Language — Chapters VIII., IX., X., Whitney & 
Knox's Language Lessons. 

Writing— Eclectic No. 3. 

Spelling — To Lesson XLIX., Revised Speller. 

Arithmetic — White's Intermediate to section VII., 
Lesson IX. 

Geography — Eclectic No. 1, completed. Maps of 
the Gulf States and of North America. 

Definitions and Composition as in 2d Div. A Primary. 

Pupils in all grades above B Primary will find it 
very much to their advantage to have a small diction- 
ary for reference. 

FIFTH YEAR, OR D GRAMMAR. 

2d. Div.— Reading— McGuffey's Revised Fourth 
Reader, completed. 

Language — Chapters XL and XV., inclusive, Whit- 
ney & Knox's Language lessons. 

Writing — Eclectic No. 4. 

Spelling — Lessons 49 to 72 inclusive; Abbreviations. 

Arithmetic — White's Intermediate to section VIII. 
(Decimals.) 

Geography — Eclectic No. 2, to page 26, and Ohio 
Appendix. 

Definitions and Compositions as in preceding grades. 

1st. Div. — Reading — McGuffey's Revised Fifth Read- 
er, first forty lessons. 

Language — Whitney & Knox's Lessons, eompleted. 

Spelling — Revised Speller, Lessons 73 to 96, inclu- 
sive; Abbreviations. 

Writing — Eclectic Copy Book No. 4 or 5. 

Arithmetic — White's Intermediate to Sec. X, (De- 
nominate Numbers.) 

Geography — No. 2, pages 26 to 50, to the South Cen- 
tral States. 

Definitions and Compositions as in preceding grades. 



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SIXTH YEAR, OR C GRAMMAR. 

2,1 Div.— Reading— McGuffey's Revised Fifth Read- 
er, to Lesson LXXVI. 

Writing— Ecleetic No. 5. 

Spelling — Lessons 96 to 123; Abbreviations. 

Arithmetic — White's Intermediate, completed. 

Geography — Eclectic No. 2, from page 50 to 78. 
Asia. 

English Grammar — Language Lessons by the teacher. 
Harvey's Elementary to Part III., Syntax. Correction 
of False Syntax. 

Definitions — Words selected from reading lessons. 

Composition — Three times a month. 

Declamation — Once a month. 

lstDiv.-Reading — McGuffey's Revised Fifth Reader, 
completed. 

Writing — Eclectic No. 6. 

Spelling — Lessons 123 to 148; Abbreviations. 

Definitions — Words from reading lessons. 

Arithmetic — White's Complete to Longitude and 
Time. 

Geography — Eclectic No. 2, completed. 

Grammar — Harvey's Elementary. Language lessons; 
Correction of False Syntax. 

Composition — Three times a month. 

Declamation — Once a month. 

SEVENTH YEAR OR B GRAMMAR. 

Reading — McGnifey's Revised Sixth Reader, sixty 
lessons. 

Writing — Eclectic, Nos. 7 and 8. 

Spelling — From Lesson 147 to 194. 

Arithmetic — White's Complete to Compound In- 
terest. 

Mental Arithmetic — Brooks', Sections I.-IV., and 
Section VI ; Lessons 1-5. 



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Geography — Eclectic No. 2, supplement and review 
most important parts^first term. 

Book-keeping, second term. 

English Grammar — Harvey's Elementary Grammar 
completed. 

Composition and Declamation as in preceding grade. 

EIGHTH YEAR, OR A GRAMMAR. 

Reading; — McGuft'ev's Revised Sixth Reader, com- 
pleted. 

Writing— With B Class. 

Spelling — Lessons 194 to the end of the book. 

Arithmetic — White's Complete, finished and re- 
viewed. 

Mental Arithmetic— Brooks' to Section VII. 

English Grammar — Harvey's; special attention to 
participles, infinitives, voice, and the correction ot 
False Syntax. 

United States History — Eclectic. 

Composition and Declamation as in preceding grade. 

Book-keeping twice per week, alternating with 
writing. 



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COURSE OF STUDY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL. 

Adopted August 22c?, 1887. 



THREE YEARS' COURSE 

FIRST YEAR. 
FIRST TERM. 



English Grammar, 4 days. 
Composi tio n , th ro ugh out 
course, 1 day. 



Written Arithmetic, 5 

days. 
Natural Philosophy, 5 

days. 

SECOND TERM. 



Mental Arithmetic, 3 days. w ■,, „ A ,.;n *■• 

J Written Arithmetic, corn- 



Physiology, 5 days. 
Algebra 5 days. 
Reading, throughout 

course, 1 day. 
Writing, throughout 

course, 1 day. 
Spelling, throughout 

course, 1 day. 
Declamation, throughout 

course, once a month. 

SECOND TERM. 



English Grammar 



com- 



pleted, 4 days. 
Mental Arithmetic, 3 

days. 
Book Keeping, 5 days. 
Algebra 5 days. 

SECOND YEAR. 
FIRST TERM. 

Algebra, completed, 5 
days. 



pleted, 5 days. 
Geometry, 5 days. 
Rhetoric, 4 days. 
American Literature. 1 

Day. 

THIRD YEAR. 
FIRST TERM. 

Geometry, completed, 5 

days. 
Natural Philosophy, 10 

weeks, 5 days. 
Chemistry, 10 weeks, 5 

days. 
English Literature, 4 days. 
Science of Government, 4 

days. 

SECOND TERM. 

Chemistry, 5 days. 
Political Economy, 5 days. 
Review of Common 
Branches. 



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FOUR YEARS' ENGLISH COURSE. 



FIRST YEAR. 
FIRST TERM. 

English Grammar, 4 days. 
Composition, through 3 

years, 1 day. 
Mental Arithmetic, 3 days. 
Algebra, 5 days. 
Reading, during 3 years, 1 

day. 
Writing, during 3 years, 1 



THIRD YEAR. 
FIRST TERM. 

Geometry, completed, 5 

days. 
Natural Philosophy, 10 

weeks, 5 days. 
Chemistry, 10 weeks, 5 

days. 
English Literature, 4 days. 

SECOND TERM. 

Chemistry, 5 days. 



day 
Spelling, during 3 years, 1 Botany, 5 days 

day. Trigonometry, 5 days 

Declamation, during 

course, once a month. 

SECOND TERM. 

English Grammar, com- 
pleted, 4 days. 
Mental Arithmetic, 3 days. 
Algebra, 5 days. 
Book Keeping, 5 days. 
SECOND YEAR 
FIRST TERM. 

Algebra, completed, 5 days. Science of Government, 4 



FOURTH YEAR. 
FIRST TERM. 



Written Arithmetic, 5 

days. 
Natural Philosophy, 5 

days. 

SECOND TERM. 

Written Arithmetic, com- 
pleted, 5 days. 
Geometry, 5 days. 
Rhetoric, 4 days. 

American Literature, 1 
day. 



days. 
Astronomy, 5 days. 
Physiology 5 days. 

SECOND TERM. 

Physical Geography, 5 

days. 
Political Economy, 5 

days. 
Review of Common 

Branches. 



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FOUR YEARS 

FIRST YEAR. 
FIRST TERM. 

English Grammar, 4 days. 
Composition, throughout 

3 years, 1 day. 
Mental Arithmetic, 3 days. 
Physiology, 5 days. 
Latin, Jones' Lessons, 5 

days. 
Reading, during 3 years, 

1 day. 
Writing, during 3 years, 

1 day. 
Spelling, during 3 years, 

1 day. 
Declamation, during 

course, once a month. 

SECOND TERM. 

English Grammar, com- 
pleted, 4 days. 

Mental Arithmetic, 3 days. 

Physical Geography or 
Book Keeping, 5 days. 

Latin, Jones' Lessons, 
completed, 5 days. 

SECOND YEAR. 
FIRST TERM. 

Algebra, begun, 5 days. 
Written Arithmetic, 5 

days. 
Natural Philosophy, 5 

days. 

SECOND TERM. 

Written Arithmetic, com- 
pleted, 5 days. 



LATIN COURSE. 

Algebra, second term, 5 

days. 
Latin, Csesar, 5 days. 
Rhetoric, 4 days. 
American Literature, 1 

day. 

THIRD YEAR, 
FIRST TERM. 

Algebra, completed, 5 days. 
Natural Philosophy, 10 

weeks, 5 days. 
Chemistry, 10 weeks, 5 

days. 
Science of Government, 4 

days. 

SECOND TERM. 

Chemistry, completed, 5 

days. 
Geometry, begun 5 days. 
Latin, Cicero, 5 days. 

FOURTH YEAR. 

FIRST TERM. 

Geometry, completed, 5 

days. 
English Literature, 4 days. 
Latin, Cicero, 5 days. 

SECOND TERM. 

Latin, Virgil, 5 days. 
Trigonometry, Political 

Economy or Astronomy 

5 days. 
Review of Common 

Branches. 



Pupils may take other studies than those laid down in the course they may be 
pursuing, with the consent of their parents, and by permission of the Superintend- 
ent, Provided, they are taught in the school, and will not interfere with the regu- 
lar studies of the course. 

The Diploma granted to graduates of the High School shall definitely specify 
the course taken, its duration and character. 



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NORMAL AND TRAINING SCHOOL. 

FIRST TERM. 

Jahonnet's Principles and Practice of Teaching. 

Sully's Psychology. 

Talks on Teaching by the Superintendent. 

Each pupil takes turn, one month at a time, in the 
Training School, which consists of two rooms in charge 
of the Training Teacher. The pupils are detailed in 
alphabetic order, and are on duty about three times 
during the year. 

SECOND TERM. 

Quick's Educational Reformers, and Parker's Notes 
of Talks on Teaching. 

Sully's Psychology, completed. 

By a resolution of the Board, the minimum time for 
completing the course in the Normal and Training 
School is made one year. 



GERMAN COURSE. 

Pupils who have advanced as far as the Third Year 
are admitted to a class in German upon the written ap- 
plication of the parent or guardian. 

B Primary — Aim's First German Book. 

A " Ann's Second German Book. 

D Grammar — Wrage's German Reader. 

C " Comfort's First Book. 

B " Grauert's Reader. 

A " Zimmerman's German Literature. 

High School — Worman's First German Book. 



115 

Report of Numeration of youth, and of the enroll- 
ment and average daily attendance of pupils, from 
1840 to 18H0: 

Year. Enumeration. Enrollment. Av. Daily Att. 

1840 653 459 

1841 1336* 544 371 

1842 730 428 

1843 725 382 

1844 778 484 

1845 701.. 483 

1846 770 473 

1850 700 400 

1853 770 431 

1854 903 

1856 1250 676 

1857 2939f 1182 662 

1858 1-94 736 

1860 2486 

1865 2819 1354 864 

1866 2778 1276 896 

1867 2864 1305 1046 

1868 3070 1299 962 

1869 3237 1411 1008 

1870 1205 760 

1871 2883 1224 876 

1872 3651 1734 1015 

1873 3870J 1937 1201 

1874 4253 2186 1479 

1875 2181 1606 

1876 4732 2208 1624 

1877 5036 2285 1751 

1878 r.,.4373 2384 1816 

1879 4598 2458 1854 



*From 4 years to 21. 
tFrom 5 "21. 

{From 6 " 21. 



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Enumeration Continued. 

Year. Enumeration. Enrollment. Av. Daily Att. 

1880 5346 2345 1726 

1881 5973 2350 1784 

1882 6435 2380 1768 

1883 4198 2439 1788 

1884 4457 2362 1799 

1885 4407 2397 1858 

1886 4339 2289 1802 

1887 4298 2248 1669 

1888 4474 2202 1737 

1889 4382 2209 1714 

1890 4557 2556 1882 

The cost of school property now held by the Board 
in Independent District, No. 5, Steuben ville, Ohio, was : 
First building, on South Fourth street, built 

in 1839, including lot $2,550 00 

First building, on North Fourth street, built 

in 1839, including lot 2,450 00 

High School building, built 1868-69 64,672 92 

Fourth ward building, built 1872 32,590 00 

Fifth ward building, built 1883-84 19,343 88 

Second ward building, built 1883 21,540 93 

Rolling Mill, Sixth Ward 500 00 

Fisher's, Sixth ward 1,600 00 

Members of the Board of Education from 1838 to 
to 1888 inclusive : 

1838 and 1839. 1841. 

John Andrews. J. K. Sutherland. 

C. C. Beatty. Nathaniel Dike. 

Jas. Means. James Wilson. 

1840. 1842 and 1843. 

John Andrews. Samuel Page. 

J. K. Sutherland. C. C. Wolcott. 

Nathaniel Dike. David Cable. 



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Members of the 

1844. 
Samuel Page. 
Win, B. Kerlin. 
Wm. McDonald. 
J. S. Scott 

1845. 
Wm. B. Kerlin. 
James Collier. 
David Moody. 

1846. 
James Collier. 
David Moody. 
John. S. Patterson. 

1847 and 1848. 
James Collier. 
John S. Patterson. 
Wm. Collins. 

1849, 1850 and 1851. 
Wm. Collins. 
Joseph Beatty. 
Thos. F. McGrew. 

1852. 

Thos. F. McGrew. 
Louis 11. Walker. 
Jas. S. Abrahams. 

1853 and 1854. 
Thos. F. McGrew. 
Jas. S. Abrahams. 
Alex. Conn. 

1855. 
Thos. F. McGrew. 
Jas. S. Abrahams. 
Robt. Sherrard, Jr. 



Board— Continued. 

1856. 
Robt. Sherrard, Jr. 
Jas. S. Abrahams. 
Eli T. Tappan. 
J. R. Meredith. 

1857. 
Robt. Sherrard, Jr. 
Wm. Cable. 
Eli T. Tappan. 
H. G. Garrett. 

1858 and 1859. 
James Turnbull. 
Wm. Cable. 
Thos. Johnson. 

1860. 
James Turnbull. 
Thos. Johnson. 
James Gallagher. 

1861. 
James Gallagher. 
Robt. Sherrard, Jr. 
Thos. Johnson. 

1862. 
James Turnbull. 
Robt. Sherrard, Jr. 
Thos. Johnson. 

1863 and 1864. 
James Turnbull. 
James Gallagher. 
Robt. Sherrard, Jr. 

1865. 
James Turnbull. 
A. J. Beatty. 
Robt. Sherrard, Jr. 



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Members of the 
1866. 
Robt. Sherrard, Jr. 
A. J. Beatty. 
f Daniel McCurdy. 
*Rev. Cloaky. 

1867, '68 and '69. 
R. Sherrard, Jr. 
Wm. B. Lindsay. 
Daniel McCurdy. 

1870 and 1871. 
Daniel McCurdy. 
W. H. Wallace. 
E. F. Andrews. 
J. J. Gill. 

1872, 73, 74 and 75. 
H. W. Nelson. 
Joseph Hall. 
W. R. Peters. 
John S. Patterson. 
Jacob Coble. 
A. J. Fickes. 

1876. 

John S. Patterson. 
Joseph Hall. 
W. R. Peters. 
H. W. Nelson. 
Jacob Coble. 
A. J. Fickes. 

1877. 

A. M. Blackburn. 
John S. Patterson. 
H. W. Nelson. 



Board— Contin ued. 

1887 — Continued. 
C. II. Spaulding. 
Joseph Hall. 
Geo. Traut. 

1878. 
II. W. Nelson. 
John S. Patterson. 
A. M. Blackburn. 
Joseph Hall. 
W. R, Peters. 
C. H. Spaulding. 

1879 and 1880. 
C. H. Spaulding. 
John S. Patterson. 
A. M. Blackburn. 
J. II. Dawson. 
John S. Maxwell. 
W. R. Peters. 

1881 and 1882. 
C. 11. Spaulding. 
A. M. Blackburn. 
W. R. Peters. 
J. H. Dawson. 
J. S. Maxwell. 
Wm. D. McLaughlin. 

1883 and 1884. 
John S. Maxwell. 
Wm. D. McLaughlin. 
W. R. Peters. 
J. H. Dawson. 
Jas. A. McCurdy. 
A. M. Blackburn. 



tVice Rev. Cloaky. 
^Resigned May 24th, 1866. 



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Members of the 

1884 and 1885. 
W. R. Elliott. 
W. R. Peters. 
Geo. A. Maxwell. 
Jas. A. McCurdy. 
M. L. Miller. 
John. 8. Maxwell. 
A. M. Blackburn. 
John F. Oliver. 

J. H. S. Trainer. 
John MeClave. 
Win. D. McLaughlin. 
Henry Ewing. 
A. R. McNeal. 

1885 and 1886. 
W. R. Elliott. 
W. R. Peters. 
Geo. A. Maxwell. 
M. L. Miller. 

A. M. Blackburn. 
W. H. Ferry. 
John F. Oliver. 
J. H. S. Trainer. 
J no. MeClave. 
Wm. D. McLaughlin. 

A. R. McNeal. 
Enoch Biven. 

1886 and 1887. 
W. R, Elliott. 

B. N. Lindsay. 
Geo. A. Maxwell. 
J. J. McCoy. 

A. M. Blackburn. 
W. II. Ferry. 



Board-- Continued. 

1886-87— Continued. 

John F. Oliver. 
D. Filson. 
John MeClave. 
Wm. D. McLaughlin. 

A. R. McNeal. 
Enoch Biven. 

1887 and 1888. 
Alfred Day. 

B. N. Lindsay. 
Geo. A. Maxwell. 
J.J. McCoy. 

A. M. Blackburn. 
W. H. Ferry. 
John F. Oliver. 
D. Filson. 
John MeClave. 
Wm. D. McLaughlin. 

A. R. McNeal. 
Eli Slee. 

1888 and 1889. 

Alfred Day. 

B. N. Lindsay. 
Geo. A. Maxwell. 
J. J. McCoy. 

A. M. Blackburn. 
F. M. Mooney. 
J. F. Oliver. 
D. Filson. 
John MeClave. 
W. D. McLaughlin. 

A. R. McNeal. 
Jas. Fielding. 
Joseph Selah. 

B. F. Prentiss. 
Z. L. Smith. 



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Members of the Board— Continued. 



1889 and 1890. 

Alfred Day. 
Joseph Selah. 
Geo. A. Maxwell. 
J. J. McCoy. 
A. C. Blackburn. 
F. M. Mooney. 
J. F. Oliver. 



1889-90— Continued. 
D. Filson. 
John McClave. 
*Zera L. Smith. 
fD. W. Matlack. 
A. R. McNeal. 
J as. Fielding. 



^Resigned July 1st, 1889. 
tVice Z. L. Smith. 

From 1838 to 1853, the Public Schools were entirely 
under the management of the Board. Since 1853 the 
Board has elected Managers and Superintendents, 
through whom the schools were managed by the 
Board. 

List of Managers and Superintendents: 

1853-54 Thos. F. McGrew, (acting manager.) 

1854-56 Warren .J. Sage, Superintendent. 

1856-58 Jacob K D. Desselms 

1858-59 Eli T. Tappan 

1859-70 Joseph Buchanan 

1870-79 Martin R. Andrews 

1879-89 Henry K Mertz 

All the directors that served from 1838 to 1851, have 
passed away, except Thos. F. McGrew, now living in 
Springfield, Ohio. He is the only one left to tell the 
tale of former trials in so worthy a cause as our Public 
Schools. Since 1851, while there has been many 
deaths, the line of the members of the Board has not 
been broken, as each year has its representative still 
living. 

The number of persons graduated at the High School 
from 1860 to 1889, was 505; 352 females and 153 males. 



121 

In 1860 there was but one graduate, Miss Oella Pat- 
terson. We can honestly say that the Graduates of the 
Steubenville Public Schools are second to none in the 
State, for proficiency in the branches taught. 

As to the female graduate, we can refer yon to the 
list of teachers through the different years, from 18(30 
to 1889, and you will find that a great many have held 
their positions for a number of years, which speaks 
volumes in their favor, and there are many others 
among us who have not had the opportunity as yet to 
show their skill as teachers. But there are many of 
them who have acquitted themselves as sales ladies, 
and in other branches of business, going to show that 
education is no detriment to either male or female who 
have to make their own way through the world, hence 
the Public Schools are a blessing to those who are 
thrown upon their own resources for support. 

Of the boys who have graduated from the High 
School, many have won distinction in the various pro- 
fessions and branches of business. Steubenville High 
School boasts of graduates who stand high in the 
ministry, the law, as physicians, civil engineers, bank- 
ers, teachers, general business men and politicians. 



122 



Teachers of the Public Schools. 



MALES. 

Thos. A. Plants 
Win. C. Wilson 
John Taylor 
Edward Woods 
Benj. L. Stone 
A. J. Haile 

Anthony Middlesworth. 
J as. F. Snowdcn 
Gorman A. Page 
Samuel Brown. 
Henry Swindler 
John A. Page 
Dennis B. Dorsey, Jr. 
J. R. Halstead 
John B. Priest 
Frances Turner 
Wm. McCoy 
M. H. Urquhart 
Alfred Kirk 
J as. G. Day 

W. D. McClain, (music) 
Henry C. McCook 
David Donevan 
Eli T. Tappan 
Robert Martin 
Isaac Wright 
Walter W. Ralston 
I. L. R. Wycoff 



FEMALES. 

E. McDonald 
Martha Judkins 
Elizabeth Judkins 
Jane Dick 
Lydia Norton 
Lucinda Cowles 
Margaret P. McNees 
Mary Kiddoo 
Mary Orr 
Julia Swartwout 
Eliza Kiddoo 
Margaret Allen 
Amelia Southard 
Emma Kells 
Isabella B. Butler 
Miss Powell 
Margaret C. Day 
Rebecca Spencer 
Mary Hull 
Eliza Patton 
Jane Browne 
Miss Bell 
Mary Shanks 
Anna Walker 
Eliza McCracken 
Miss Bray 
Amy Myers 
Elizabeth Tomlinson. 



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List of Teachers 

MALES. 

Thos. Clark, (col. school) 
Chas. Jordon, (writing) 
Joseph Schofield, (music) 
W. J. Myers 

C. W. Davenport 

D. S. Bruce, (colored) 
David Matlack 

Rev. Geo. Phul, (German) 
W. H. Garrett 
A. F. Matlack 

0. B. Kerlin, (music) 
James Hammond 

Geo. G. Bright, (German) 
C. S. Slocum, (writing) 
Otto Fuchs, (German) 
A. M. Lyons 
Paul Raether, (German) 

1. F. Patterson 
Enoch W. Matthews 
Frank Kendall 

FEMALES. 

Amelia Curtis 
Kate E. Doolittle 
Margaret A. Loraimer 
Emeline Curtis 
Mrs. C. J. Peck 
Elizabeth McLachlin 
Mary E. Crawford 
Mary J. Boyd 
Sarah Marion 
Lizzie M. Shanks 
Jane Conwell 
Margaret Hunter 
Rebecca L. Conn 



Continued. 

FEMALES. 

L. Mauley 
Martha J. Leslie 
Margaret Hill 
Jane McCarty 
Minerva C. Man ley 
Mariah L. Judkins 
Susan Irwin 
Mrs. M. M. Lindley 
Susan C. Sherrard 
Julia C. Linn 
R. McCarel 
Anna E. Russell 
Jane Cornell 
Samantha D. Knox 
Margaret A. Patterson 
IT. A. Miller 
Adeline S. Gilmore 
Sarah Wilkin 
Sarah F. Browne 
Ellen Pickersgill 

FEMALES. 

Martha S. Hill 
Ann Brown 
Rachel Dougherty 
Elizabeth Shannon 
Ada Barron 
Sophia Prestley 
Oella Patterson 
Annie Gilmore 
Jane Archdeacon 
Lizzie James 
Lizzie Meikle 
M. J. McMurray 
Tillie Abrahams 



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List of Teachers Continued. 



FEMALES. 

Sarah Moreland 
Mary McCarty 
Elvira O'Neal 
Aggie Brown 
Sarah Corbet 
Sallie Hanlon 
Lizzie Donaldson 
Jennie Scott 
Harriet Steele 
Mary Ridgley 
Lizzie Loomis 
Sarah Desilvey 
Mallie Clemmaus 
Mary Conn 
Maggie Sutherland 
Anna Love 
Allicia Keith 
Maria Patterson 
Nettie Kendall 
Lizzie Lisby 
Anna Dohrman 
Nannie Hayes 
Mary Hill 
Anna Cox 
Nullt Holroyd 
Ella Young 
I >essa Moreland 
Dora Cochran 
Nellie McCauslin 
Virginia Saunders 
Jennie Crewson 
Lizzie M. Neil 
Lizzie L\ Beck. 
Josie Hammond 



FEMALES. 

Carrie R. Dohrman 
Martha Sutherland 
Sarah E. Buchanan 
Lizzie Henke 
Alice McEldery 
Mrs. Annie H. Devoir 
Lizzie Neil 
Julia M. Galloway 
Hattie A. Cramp 
Hettie C. Semple 
Mrs. Mary Garrett 
Laura Wolcott 
Emma Burgess 
Martha Whitaker 
Dora Evans 
Mary Elliott 
Annie Moncrieff 
Angie S. Hall 
Sallie P. Kells 
Lizzie R. Dungan 
Carrie Wolcott 
Lizzie Parish 
Annie Moore 
Louisa Draper 
Cora Carr 
Lucy E. Curfman 
Phoebe C. Hart 
Nettie Leech 
Fannie Travis 
Gertrude Hill 
Effie V. Hallock 
Etta Battin 
A. A. Bustard 
Georgia Phillips 



125 
List of Teachers Continued. 

FEMALES. FEMALES. 

Ella Stewart Maggie Peters. 

Jessie Downs Mamie Dowey 

Ida Fiekes Belle Tappan 

Bessie Riley Mary J. Myers 

Mary L. Morrison Sallie Hanlin 

Ella Holliday Lucy MeCracken 

Hattie Lowe Mary K. Prentiss 

Lettie M. Bates Laura Slee 

Kate Foreman Lottie Alexander 

Elizabeth J. Holroyd Ella Paxton 

Jessie Irwin Ada Halderman 

Elizabeth M. Lindsay Nannie Schellart 

Maggie Hill Clarissa Hubert 

Adella Vaughn, (German) Daisy Cable 

Anna Coates Gertrude Gittings 

Emilie M. Burnett, (music) Mary A. Perkins 



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High School Alumni. 



Class of 1860. 
Oella J. Patterson, Teacher Steubenville High School ; 
Prof. English Literature, Westminister College; 
Prof. German, Monmouth College, 111. 

1861, NO GRADUATES. 

Class of 1862. 

Jennie Archdeacon, Teacher in Steubenville, Leetsdale, 
Pa., Warren Co., O., and Brooke Co., W. Va. 

Annie N. Gilmore, Teacher Steubenville High School. 

Maggie Harris (Meikle) Lancaster, O. 

James Carnahan druggist, Steubenville, O. 

Daniel McConville, ex-Sixth Auditor of United States 
Treasury ; dealer in real estate, Washington, I). C. 

Class of 1863. 

Agnes Brown (Scott) Steubenville, O. 

Margaret Campbell. 

Rachel McCarel, Teacher in Steubenville, O., and Mc- 
Keesport, Pa. 

Mary J. McMurray (Boyd) Marion, O. 

Belle McMurray (Freeland)... '• 

Sarah Moreland (Caldwell)* 

Mary McCarty (Fulton).. Burgettstown, Pa. 

Kate O'Brien (O'Bryan) St. Louis, Mo. 

Class of 1864- 
Sarah Corbett. 
Jennie Scott. 
Anna Smith. 

Aggie Wells Florist, Steubenville, O. 

"Deceased. 



127 

Class of 1865. 

Nannie Harris (Ridgley), 360 Ridge Ave., Alle- 
gheny, Pa. 

Harriet Steele (Thatcher), 719 Crawford Avenue, 
Steubenville, O. 

Lucy Helms (Vandevoort) Lebanon, Tenn. 

Kate Harris Lancaster, O. 

Alfred Day, earthenware manufacturer, Steubenville, O. 

Joseph Doyle editor Herald, Steubenville 0. 

Class of 1866. 

Mary Akin (Fickes) Steubenville, 0. 

Mallie Clemmans, Teacher " 

Oella J. Huntsman (Earth) " 

Lizzie Neill, Teacher " 

Lizzie O'Brien. 

Mary Ridgley (Galloway) Denver, Col. 

Margaret W. Sutherland, Teacher, Steubenville, O. ; 

Principal High School, Mansfield, O. ; Principal 

Normal School, Columbus, O. 
Jas. D. Wilson, employed on railroad, New York City. 

Class of 1867. 
Fannie Armstrong (Caldwell) S. High Street, Steuben- 
ville, O. 
Annie Bentz (Burns) N. Seventh St., Steubenville, O. 
Sarah Desilvey, dress maker. Water St. " 

Dora J. Evans, Teacher, 508 Adams St. " 

Eva Henry (Ault) Toronto, O. 

Anna Huff (Swope) Camden, N. J. 

Pamphyla Long, dress maker, High St., Steubenville, 0. 

Lizzie Loorais "(Rogers) Cleveland, O. 

Ada Meikle.* 
Mary More-land.* 

Nettie Parish (Caldwell) Pitttsburg, Pa. 

Wm. Beall druggist, Third St., Steubenville, O. 

John McCauley. 

Thos. Feist Fort Scott, Kansas. 

* Deceased. 



128 

Class of 1868. 

Anna Fickes clerk, 316 North St., Steubenville, O. 

Emma Galloway (Wedthroff) Liberty, Col. 

Sarah Moulds 228 S. Fourth St. Steubenville, O. 

Alice McEldery (Thompson) Battle Creek, Mich. 

Sarah Walker 306 N. Fifth St., Steubenville, O. 

S;. rah Welch (Rockwell.)* 

Class of 1869. 

Ilattie A. Cramp (Kidd.)* 

Mary C. Davis (Sister Mary Blanche) Cedar Grove, 
Cincinnati, O. 

Mary A. Hill Teacher, Steubenville, O. 

Maria Patterson Monmouth, 111. 

Lima R. Snee.* 

Class of 1870. 

Lizzie B. Barron (Nixon) Salineville, O. 

Anna D. Dohrman (Brewster) Marysville, Mo. 

Fannie E. Hawkins (Taylor), N. Sixth St., Steuben- 
ville, O. 

Alicia S. Keith (McConnell).* 

Anna Layton (Hoge), No. 350 E. 119th St., New York 
City. 

Sarah Marion (Maxwell), 124 S. Fifth St., Steuben- 
ville, O. 

Emma W. Wrath (Martin) Harlem Springs, O. 

Annie E. Richardson (Shannon), S. Fourth St., Steu- 
• benville, O. 

Silas W. McConnell civil engineer, Steubenville, O. 

James C. Patterson, wool merchant, 134 Huane St., 
New York. 

* Deceased. 



129 
Class of 1871. 

Sue Bar (Warnock)* 

Lucy Filson (Thomas) Oil City, Pa. 

Mattie King (Boyd) Cleveland, 0. 

Emma Moreland (Keen) Philadelphia, Pa. 

Kate Odbert (Whiter) Steubenville, O. 

Maggie Wolf (Ficken) Chercot, 0. 

Laura Wolcott (Matlack) Steubenville, O. 

Class of 1872. 
Emma Burgess (Orr).* 

Nettie Kendall (Barter) Steubenville, O. 

Lizzie Lisby (Stephens) Steubenville, 0. 

D. Stanton Boreland orange grower, Citra, Florida. 

James Davis. 

Charles Gilmore Attorney at Law, Steubenville, 0. 

Frank Morris Paola, Florida. 

Class of 1873. 

Ada Evans Steubenville, 0. 

Belle Evans (Evving), 21 East Naghten St., Colum- 
bus, O. 

Nannie Hays, Principal Public Schools, Kelley's 
Island, O. 

Sallie Kells (McConnahy) IS ew Castle, Pa. 

Kate Li ndsay Steubenville, O. 

Lau ra Parks " 

Edson McConnell, shipper, wholesale grocery, Steu- 
benville, O. 

Robert Orr wholesale grocer, Steubenville, O. 

Class of 1874 

Julia Blinn (Johnson), 600 N". Fourth St., Steuben- 
ville, O. 

Anna Cox (Clark) Wellsville, O. 

Ella Holroyd (Williams), Franklin Av., Steubenville, O. 

Anna Keesey (Day).* 

Anna Moncrietf (Halstead), 226, S. Fourth St., Steu- 
benville, O. 

^Deceased. 



130 
Class of 1875. 

Dora Cochran.* Teacher, Steuhenville schools. 

Marion Cook.* 

Nellie Gill (Bobbins) Sewickley, Pa. 

Angie Hall (Parker) Steuhenville, (). 

James Hammond, Principal Fourth Ward school, 
Wheeling, West Va. 

Rebecca Hull, Principal Fifth Ward school, Steuhen- 
ville, 0. 

Addison C. Lewis, Attorney at Law, Steuhenville, O. 

John C. Kirkpatrick Attorney at Law, California. 

Belle Love (Dougherty) Steuhenville, O. 

Nellie McCauslen (Browning) Washington, D. C. 

Anna H. Millhouse, 1807 Master St., Philadelphia, Pa. 

Dessa Moreland (Worthington) Chicago, 111. 

John H. Nicholson banker, Boulder, Colorado. 

Adda M. Reynolds (Winters) Steuhenville, O. 

Ella Young Teacher, Albert Lea, Minn. 

Class of 1876. 

Rebecca Carter (Stewart.) 

Jennie Holt (McConnoughy) Steuhenville, O. 

Mara Huscroft.* 

Mattie Marion, Teacher High School, Steuhenville, 0. 

Maggie Smurthwaite.* 

Mary Sarratt Steuben ville, O. 

Mattie Sutherland (Kells) 

Sallie Wilson (Conley) Chautauqua Co., N. Y. 

Charles Burke clerk, Boulder, Col. 

Arthur Dougherty merchant, Steuhenville, O. 

Wm. McD. Miller, Att'y and Probate Judge, " 

Edward Mahon laundryman, " 

Robert Patterson farmer, Brooke Co., W. Va. 

Bird D. Reese attorney, Pittsburg, Pa. 

Charles Reynolds editor, Zanesville, O. 

John Trainer attorney, Steuhenville, 0. 

Bazzie Viers " Chicago, III. 

:;: Deceased. 



131 

Class of 1877. 

Lizzie Beck (Hamilton) Steubenville, O. 

Nevada Coch ran (Weaver) 

Cora Carr (Nicholson.)* 
Mollie Copeland (Lisby.) 

Jennie Crewson (Biekerstaff)* Steubenville, O. 

Lucy Curfman, Teacher.* 

Emma Cummins (McCleary) Portland, O. 

Louisa Draper (Cummins) Steubenville, 0. 

Lizzie Dungau (Buchanan) 

Florence Elson, at home 

Mattie Ferguson, at home 

Mary Filson (Caswell) Defiance, O. 

Allie M. Hall (Siggins) Tideout, Pa. 

Phoebe C. Hart, Teacher High School, Steubenville, O. 
Lizzie Holroyd, Teacher Bellaire schools, Bellaire, O. 

Maggie Kerlin sales-lady, Steubenville, O. 

IdaLindav 



Winnie Lowe (McCauslin)... 

Mary McCracken music teacher, New York City. 

Mollie McCauslen, Teacher in Washington schools, 
Washington, D. C. 

Sallie McCauslen* Washington, D. C. 

Martha Meikle (Maxwell) Chicago, 111. 

Anna Moore (Day) Teacher, 

Lizzie Neill, Teacher in Cleveland schools, Cleve- 
land, O. 

Lizzie Parrish Teacher, St. Louis, Mo. 

Georgia Peters (Chambers) Steubenville, 0. 

Frank Priest* " 

Dora Quidland (McCoy) 

Annie Reynolds (Swearingen) 

Virginia Saunders (Brennenstuhl) Canada. 

Carrie Wolcott (Timberlake) Steubenville, O. 

* Deceased. 



132 

Class of 1877 Continued. 

Lncy Zimmerman, at home Steubeuville, 0. 

Edward Brady salesman " 

Benjamin Dawson book-keeper " 

George Harden, Treasurer of Jeff. Iron Works, Steu- 

benville, O. 
Frank Kendall, Principal Painesville High School, 

Painesville, O. 
Robert Irwin, machinist in Mingo mill, Steuben ville, O. 

Frank Maxwell dentist, Steubeuville, O. 

William McCauslen lawyer " 

Emmet McConville " 

Sheldon Moody Pittsburg, Pa. 

Wm. Orr* Ilolliday's Cove, W. Va. 

Frank Porter, salesman in notion store, Steubeuville, 0. 
Benjamin Sharp, proprietor of livery and feed stables, 

Steubeuville, 0. 
Burtless Wallover, superintendent of oil works, 

Smith's Ferry, Pa. 

Class of 1878. 

Mattie Anderson (Robertson) Steubeuville, 0. 

Delia Brigden (Peet) Canal Dover, O. 

Lizzie Connelly book binder, Steubeuville, 0. 

Kate Desilvey, (Bowers), N. Seventh St., Steuben ville, O. 

Carrie Dohnnan Teacher " 

IdaFickes " 

Lizzie Hall (Patterson) " 

Maggie Hill Teacher " 

Tillie McElvaney (Sealts) Lima, O. 

Ada McNeal, at home Steubeuville, O. 

Jennie Myers Teacher " 

Georgia Phillips " " 

Lizzie Pressley (Kells) Steubenville, O. 

John Bickerstaff, book keeper Jefferson Iron Works, 
Steubenville, O. 

"^Deceased. 



133 

Class of 1878 Continued. 

Charles Clark minister, East End, Pittsburg, Pa. 

Edward Clark " Montery, Cal. 

Joseph Dawson, attorney and real estate agent, Sea 
Home, Washington. 

Wm. Floto shoe merchant, Steuben ville, O. 

Charles Gullett farmer, Holliday's Cove, W. Va. 

Robert Hallock minister, Long Island, N". Y. 

Wm. Johnson editor Evening Star, Steubenville, O. 

George Kells, clerk Sherrard & Mooney's " 

Montford Lloyd railroad office, Chicago, 111. 

Walter Priest minister, Covington, Ky. 

Class of 1879. 

Ettie Battin (Mason) Wheeling, W. Va. 

Agnes G. Biles insurance agent, Steubenville, O. 

S. Coe Boyd Sharp's Foundry " 

Fletcher Chambers book-keeper " 

James P. Crawford lawyer, Pittsburg, Pa. 

J. B. England minister, Milnersville, O. 

Bert H. Evans. 

Mary M. Fetrow (Shaw) Manstield, Pa. 

Sallie S. Fickes, at home Steubenville, O. 

Jennie Hall (Siggins) Tideout, Pa. 

Josephine Hammond Teacher, Steubenville, O. 

Kate Hammond (Campbell) " 

Mary A. Hart clerk, Oakland, Cal. 

Mary A. Howard (Moore).* 

Laura Keith clerk, Steubenville, O. 

Georgia Kells. 

Plummer P. Lewis Lawyer, Steubenville, O. 

Nettie Leach (Trainer) " 

Fannie E. McCoy, at home " 

Will S. Mears, wholesale liquor dealer " 

Mamie Miller (McClinton) Philadelphia. 

^Deceased. 



134 

Class of 1879 Continued. 

Mary B. Orr, at home Steubenville, O. 

Mary J. Orr (Lee) Huntington, W. Va. 

David W. Osborne Journalist, Ypislanti, Mich. 

Ella B. Oxtoby teacher, Bridgeport, O. 

Aggie H. Seybold (Bates) Steubenville, O. 

WillM. Trainer lawyer " 

James H. Warner, at home " 

Mark B. Whittaker, Supt. schools, Tuscarawas Co., 0. 

Class of 1880. 

Jessie Downes (Huscroft) Steubenville, 0. 

Mary Boyd " 

Sallie Gregg (Dougherty) Chicago, 111. 

Mary Hill sales-lady, Steubenville, O. 

Gertie Hill (Hatch) Mansfield, O. 

Effie Hallock (Braddock) missionary to India. 

Lizzie Henke (Carmichael) Wellsburg, W. Va. 

Mollie King (Fielding) Youngstown, O. 

Kernie McCune (Kimball) Brilliant, O. 

Lily Morrison Teacher, Chicago, 111. 

Kate Moran.* 
Alice Rowland. 

Sarah Emma Wallace (Lord) Los Angeles, Cal. 

Carrie Campbell.* 

Mattie Workman tailoress, Steubenville, O. 

Mary Thompson " 

Zoe Peters (McKee) Sea Home, Wash. 

Ella Robb. 
Mary McGowan. 

Annie Zimmerman trained nurse, Philadelphia, Pa. 

Fannie Travis (Porter) Steubenville, 0. 

Wm. Tappan Teacher, Baltimore, Md. 

Win. Taggart merchant, Steubenville, O. 

Henry Cropper book-keeper " 

'^Deceased. 



135 

Class of 1880 Continued. 
Harry Huscroft.* 

Barth Guyder barber, Steubenville, 0. 

Welday Walker 

Samuel McClinton book-keeper " 

Edwin McCauslen gardener " 

John Cummins shipping elerk 

Thomas Cochran shoe dealer, Pittsburg, Pa. 

Class of 1881. 

Isabella Tappan Training teacher, Steubenville, O. 

Hattie Priest musician " 

Annie Allison Bustard, Principal Jefferson School, 

Steubenville, O. 

Cora May Holroyd (Woodbridge) Bellaire, O. 

Flora Helen Battin (Sturgeon) El Dorado, Texas. 

S. Elizabeth Buchanan (Tappan) Baltimore, Md. 

Anna McConnell (Goucher) Toronto, O. 

Margaret A. Charnock (Murphy) New Cumberland, 

W. Va. 
Robert J. Mooney, Journalist, New York Tribune, 

New York, N. Y. 

Georgia A. Myers clerk, Steubenville, O. 

Minnie S. Hatten (Rathbone) Valparaiso, Ind. 

Maggie I. Kendall book-keeper, Steubenville, O. 

Fredonia E. Cunningham farmer, Wintersville, O. 

Charles Irwin mould maker, Steubenville, O. 

Mary B. Aisbitt (Reed) Pittsburg, Pa. 

Ella Lighthizer art teacher, Steubenville, O. 

Laura Slee nurse, New York, N. Y. 

Ella E. Starrett.* 

Jennie L. Donevan (Taylor) Dundas, Minn. 

Andrew S. Hogan book-keeper, Pittsburg, Pa. 

Samuel J. Salmon, at home Steubenville, O. 

Wm. Patterson Lee.* 

Wm. A. Crawford book-keeper, Pittsburg, Pa. 

Georgia A. Collins, at home, Steubenville, O. 

John C. Moran.* 

Charles Q. Porter ticket agent, Steubenville, 0. 

* Deceased. 



136 

Class of 1882. 

John L. Beatty engineer, Steubenville. O. 

Clinton Caldwell studying law, Parsons, Kansas. 

Lafayette Elson bricklayer, Steubenville, O. 

Lucian Gullett Potter, Trenton, 1ST. J. 

Jeptha L. Holton, assistant superintendent Acme Glass 
Works, Steubenville, O. 

Edgar Harrison. ..telegraph operator, Tampa, Florida. 

Charles McClinton, book-keeper Ger. Nat. Bank, 
Pittsburg, Pa. 

George Pearce, Agent for lumber firm, Philadel- 
phia, Pa. 

Fred. Shane, book-keeper for Hall's Lock & Safe Co., 
Philadelphia, Pa. 

Edwin Wells book-keeper, East Liverpool, O. 

Scott Warreu.* 

Forest Walker, book-keeper for Hawkins, Hiskeys 
& Co., Boulder, Col. 

Maggie Anderson (Erskine) Steubenville, O. 

Lettie Bates (Groves) Harrisburg, Pa. 

Jennie Boyer (Zellars) Steubenville, O. 

Mary Carr, Teacher of German at Mt. Union College. 

Maine Dowey Teacher, Steubenville, O. 

Carrie Hull Pittsburg, Pa. 

Lizzie Irwin Steuben vill e, O. 

Annie Johnson (Badger) Crafton, Pa. 

Cora McPherson (McGrail) Richmond, O. 

Jessie Mitchell Ki ngs vil le, O. 

Eva Simeral music teacher, Steubenville, O. 

Mary Simpson (Hales) " 

Class of 1883. 

Charles E. Blackburn druggist, Steubenville, O. 

Leonard W. Brown, agent Armour's meats " 

Charles C. Cooper stenographer, Pittsburg, Pa. 

"Deceased. 



137 

Class of 1883 Continued. 

Myra Ferry (Gruber) Steuben ville, 0. 

Jacob Fisher book-keeper, Beaver. Pa. 

Silas Hallock physician, New York, N. Y. 

Sallie E. Hanlin (Watters) Cadiz, O. 

MaryE. Johnson (Miller) Steubenville, 0. 

Bessie W. Martin (Pearce) Wichita, Kansas. 

Lucy McCracken Teacher, Steubenville, O. 

Mary McEneney " 

Thos. C. Mclving farmer, Brooke Co., W. Va. 

Ella F. Paxton Teacher, Steubenville, 0. 

Maggie Peters " 

Bessie Riley (Anderson) " 

Edward B. Reese Teacher, Seattle, Wash. 

Jessie L. Smith (Armstrong) Brilliant, O. 

Harry R. Stark preacher, Chicago, 111. 

Annie D. Swearingen Cleveland, 0. 

Sallie Smurthwaite Steubenville, O. 

Fay White (Jordon) 

Emanuel W. Smith shipping clerk 

George C. Urquhart civil engineer 

Class of 1884. 

John Andrews, correspondent for Cincinnati paper, 

Steubenville, O. 

James Bracken shipping clerk, Tifrin, O. 

John Bustard book-keeper, Salem, O. 

Calvin Hagan, General Manager real estate, office, 

Seattle, Wash. 

Frank Miller wholesale drug store, Pittsburg, Pa. 

John Parsons Herald Office, Steubenville, O. 

Charles Perrine California. 

Dixon Starrett, with Porter & Donaldson, Pittsburg, Pa. 
Alexander Smith. 

♦Deceased. 



138 

Class of 188A Continued. 

Wm. Smurthwaite, weigh master, Market street coal 
shaft, Steubenville, O. 

Charles A. Tappan, Principal of School, Chespeake 
City, M«l. 

Lottie Alexander Teacher, Steubenville, (). 

Otta Caldwell Kansas. 

Jessie Day Wintersville, O. 

Ollie Dawson (Taggart) S. 4th. St., Steubenville, (). 

Kate Foreman Teacher '•' 

Belle Hall (Smith) Greensburg, Pa. 

Ella Holliday, Teacher, 319 N. Fourth street, Steuben- 
ville, O. 

Lizzie Holliday.* 

Clarisse Hubert* Teacher. 

Lizzie Lindsay, Teacher, Steubenville, O., cor. Fifth and 
Dock streets. 

Hattie Lowe, Teacher, Steubenville, O., cor. Fourth 
and Clinton streets. 

Hattie Markle (Evans) Columbus, O. 

Katie Stan nard.... 1140 Ilildreth Avenue, Columbus, O. 

Julia Sarratt, cor. Fourth and Slack street, Steuben- 
ville, O. 

Class of 1885. 

Charles B. Kells orange raiser, Citra, Florida. 

Mary F. Ralston (Ryder) Cadiz Junction, O. 

Nellie H. Copeland Columbus, O. 

Sallie Holroyd student, Lebanon, O. 

Thos. Walker physician, Steubenville, O. 

Nannie Johnson Teacher " 

Mary Barrett (Hagan) Seattle, Wash. 

Edwin Anderson carpenter, Steubenville, O. 

Emma Fickes " 

Gertie Curn (Massey)* " 

^Deceased. 






139 

Class of 1885 Continued. 

Hattie King Steubenville, O. 

Blanche Hanlin (Best) Canton, O. 

Gertrude Gittings Teacher, Steubenville, O. 

Thos. McCauslen stenographer, Cleveland, O. 

Jessie Pearce Steuben vil le, O. 

O ive Ferree (Baldridge) Burbertown, (). 

John C. Ferguson potter, Steubenville, O. 

Nannie M. Schellart Teacher " 

James T. Sarratt book-keeper 

Agnes Fisher (Ferguson) " 

Ella Fisher Teacher 

Rachel McEneney (Lewis) " 

Lizzie Provines.* 

Hervey G. Mooney merchant, Toronto, O. 

Carrie E. Forbes (Cartwright) East Liverpool, O. 

Hattie R. Burke (Davis) Steubenville, O. 

Katie L. Gilmore , 

Jessie L. Erwiu Teacher " 

Jessie G. Morrison (Sharp) " 

Laura C. Giles Teacher, Millington, Mich. 

Ada Halderman " Steubenville, O. 

Emma Moncrieff, Teacher, Brilliant, O. " 

Bertha May (Rosenthal) " 

Nettie M. Browning (Wright) Dennison, 0. 

Mary A. Perkins Teacher, Steubenville, O. 

Maud A. Dunbar Teacher " 

Biena Bluck book-keeper, Tiffin, O. 

Daisy Cable Teacher, Steubenville, O. 

Cora L. Coulter (Young) Washington, D. C. 

Jacob Thompson hotel clerk, E. Liverpool, O. 

Jessie Ridgley (Ward) Steubenville, O. 

Class of 1886. 

Lily Semple telephone operator, steubenville, O. 

Alexander Edwin Goss lawyer, Pittsburg, Pa, 

*Deceased. 



140 

Class of 1886 Continued. 

Frank Savery Pearce physician, Philadelphia, Pa. 

Louisa Yocuni (McCormick) Brilliant, (). 

Lizzie Herold Teacher, Hammondsville, O. 

Anna Marie Robinson book-keeper, Steubenville, O. 

Henrietta A. Holroyd (Griffin) McComb, O. 

Estella A. McCullough* Teacher. 

Mabel Stuart Martin (Brooks) E. Liverpool O. 

Henrietta Smurtliwaite Teacher, Steubenville, O. 

Anna Sophia Henke " " 

Kate Hazel Coleman " Tiltonville, (>. 

Mary Anne Coleman, Government Clerk, Washing- 
ton, D. C. 

Mary Lois Sheal Steubenville, (>. 

Annie Jane Coates Teacher " 

Charles C.Long book-keeper " 

Clarinda Martin Teacher, Portland, Ind. 

Mary Letitia Presley clerk, Steubenville, O. 

Mary Elizabeth Dawson " 

Hanna Susan Bates Ironwood, Michigan. 

Elizabeth E. Johnson Teacher, Steubenville, O. 

Cora Jane Jarvi s clerk " 

Mary Anna Blair " 

George C. Shane book-keeper, Philadelphia, Pa. 

Abel Ross Manley mould-maker, Tiffin, O. 

Class of 1887. 

May Ault (Moselle) Steubenville, O. 

Mildred Ault. 

Horatio Dohrman bank teller, Steubenville, O. 

Grace Gladfelter, book-keeper Acme Glass Co., Steu- 
benville, O. 

Sallie Hare book-keeper, Steubenville, O. 

Edward Johnson, student, Ohio State University, 
Columbus, O. 

^Deceased. 



141 
Class of 1887 Continued. 

Delia Lowe Teacher Mingo schools, Steubeuville, O. 

Susie Markle (Helms) " 

John McKee, Sec'y. Building and Loan Association, 
Steubeuville, (J. 

Vene Perkins book-keeper, Steubeuville, O. 

James Pugh slate roof dealer 

Clara Permar 

Jennie Prentiss M. D. 

Mary Rarick Teacher " 

Ethel Simms 

Mary Tolle Teacher, Cleveland, O. 

Class of 1888. 

Amanda E. Anderson (Lutton) Ingram, Pa, 

Lora Emma Pair Teacher, Steubeuville, O. 

Marg. A. Bleadinghizer " 

Nellie H.Brown... 

Annie E. Branson Teacher 

Hettie Coates " 

Mary J. Callendine " 

Harry W. Connelly Tiffin Glass Works, Tiffin, (). 

Benj. Franklin Collins physician, Toronto, (J. 

William L. Carroll, medical student, teacher, Jeddo, (). 

Helen C. Dunbar, Teacher, Mingo schools, Steubeu- 
ville, O. 

Ina Lavinia Fisher Teacher, Steubeuville, (). 

Jessie I. Foster " 

Jennie D. Fisher, student, DePauw University, Green- 
castle, Indiana. 

William H. Fisher stenographer, Pittsburg, Pa. 

Lizzie Gittings.* 

Jessie S. Hawkins, librarian Public School Library, 
Steubeuville, O. 

* Deceased. 



142 

Class of 1888 Continued. 

James A. Lindsay, Jr., Mingo steel plant, Steuben- 
ville, <>. 

James A. Love book-keeper, Pittsburg, Pa 

John Lowe Means, elerk Means' Foundry, Steuben- 
ville, O. 

Augustus W. Mercer barber, Pittsburg, Pa. 

Laura A. McOune Spauldingsville, O. 

Jessie Nicholson, County Auditor's office, Steubenville, 
Ohio. 

Emma Agnes Kobb Steubenville, O. 

Mattie Adams Kay Teacher " 

Mary Hayes Spencer " 

Charles L. Swearingen, student, Adelbert College, 
Cleveland, (). 

Agnes Belle Thompson Steubenville, O. 

Helen Rowan Tappan, Teacher, Toronto, O., Steuben- 
ville, O. 

Agnes Elizabeth Tierney (Forsythe), Steubenville, O. 

Fanny Mason Tolle Teacher, Cleveland, O. 

Mary Bess Wells, Teacher, Alikanna, O., Steuben- 
ville, O. 

Harry D. Wintringer, office Steubenville Pottery, 
Steubenville, O. 

Class of 1889. 

Christine Hazel Arthur clerk, Steubenville, O. 

Mary Edna Beans stenographer, Pittsburg, Pa. 

Mary Elizabeth Burgett dressmaker, Steubenville, O. 

John Attig Burgoyne, medical student, Chattanooga, 
Tenn. 

Almira Elizabeth Coleman Teacher, Steubenville, O. 

Eva Porter Crown " 

Hanna G. Cunningham " 

William Ross Davidson student, Princeton, !N. J. 

Laura Emerson Devers Steubenville, O. 



143 

An nio Darrah Steubenville, O. 

Evelyn Nancy Greisinger " 

Fanny Weldon Gregory Burgettstown Pa. 

Frank Sterling Grace book-keeper, Steubenville, O. 

Henry Comingo Hallock student, Princeton, N. J. 

William Allen Hallock " 

La u ra Hill Teacher, Steubenville, 0. 

Class of 1889 Continued. 

Laura Edna Hodgens Portland, O. 

Florence Hubert Teacher, Steubenville, O. 

E. F. Andrews Holroyd, telegraph operator " 

Albert Francis Jackson printer, Washington, I). C. 

Cora Lin duff Steubenville, O. 

Hettie Elizabeth Lindsay (Forbes) " 

Jennie A. McClelland Teacher, Smith's Ferry, Pa. 

Nannie McKim Steubenville, O. 

Jessie McKee " 

Charles Leonard McLeish, moulder " 

Jennie B. McMullen " 

Margaret Jane Nicholson (Beehtol) " 

Elsie Florence Ralston (Westlake) Zanesville, O. 

Robert Erwin Sheal, student Troy, N. Y. 

Kate Emma Sprague Steubenville, 0. 

Hettie May Stewart Columbus, O. 

Florence N. Taylor clerk, Steubenville, O. 

Cora Gertrude Walker " 

Ina Eleanor Welch Teacher " 

Minnie Williams Teacher " 

Class of 1890. 
dames Heron Beans, engineer corps, P. C. C. & St. L. 

R. R. ; P. O. address, Steubenville, O. 
Hugh Henry Brown, reporter Herald, Steubenville, O. 
Lucy Conn, Teacher, New Cumberland; " 

Samuel Brice Curfman, attending college at Troy, 

N. Y. 



144 

Class of 1890 Continued. 

Porter Hill Ferree, book-keeper in Pittsburg; Steuben- 
ville, O. 

Elizabeth Jane Linn, Teacher, Toronto, O; Steuben- 
ville, O. 

Wilhelmina Sophia Maxwell, Teacher at Mingo, O. ; 
Steubenville, O. 

Ida May Robinson, clerk, Royal gas office, Steuben- 
ville, O. 

Grace Sharpe Teacher, Steubenville, O. 

Amy Steele Thatcher, attending Normal school, Steu- 
benville, O. 

Bertie Belle Vaughan, Teacher at Empire, Steuben- 
ville, O. 

Carolyn Anne Zimmerman, Norman student, Steuben- 
ville, O. 



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